The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Portis, Antoinette

Best Frints in the Whole Universe

40 pp. | Roaring Brook/Porter | July, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-1-62672-136-4 $17.99

(1) PS Space aliens Yelfred and Omek "have been best frints since they were little blobbies." Like any friendship, theirs has its ups and downs. Things come to a head, though, when Omek crashes Yelfred's new spaceship. Portis's near-nonsense-words text plays it straight, with a clear-eyed reserve that wards off didacticism; her digitally colored mixed-media illustrations feature simple shapes, vivid hues, and pop art–like textures.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2016