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Staub, Leslie

Time for (Earth) School, Dewey Dew

32 pp. | Boyds | June, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59078-958-2 $16.95

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Jeff Mack. One-eyed extraterrestrial Dewey dreads starting school--especially on Earth. He feels out of place ("there were lots of kids in lots of different colors but none of them were...blue") until an Earth friend makes everything "ootay." This new-to-school story explores diversity and inclusion through a kid-friendly space-alien lens. Mack's expressive illustrations help translate Dewey's alien-speak (e.g., green tears fall as "he dorfled").

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen