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Time Out!

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This imaginative picture book, filled with rocket ships and dreams of flying to the moon, is perfect for fans of Not A Box and Harold and the Purple Crayon.

CRASH! A young boy has made a mess, and his mother sends him to his room for a Time Out. But is Time Out really such a punishment? Not when you have a spaceship to board, a starry sky to visit, and a moon to circle around!

With a bedroom full of boxes-turned-spaceship, an off-page mother counting down the Time Out, and a little boy who simply refuses to sit still, this adorable picture book celebrates imagination and brings readers along on a trip through the outer reaches of our planet and our minds.

Praise for Time Out:

★ "Barba’s artwork weds Miro’s palette to James Marshall’s glee, and her bold black lines are fueled by imaginative power."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Totally fun, visually startling, and a paean to creative thinking."--Kirkus Reviews

Praise for When Your Elephant Comes to Play:

"An excellent addition to any collection, this appealing tale is full of humor and easily extends imaginative play."--Kirkus

"A story as irrepressible as the cross-species pals it stars."--Publishers Weekly

"A pleasant read about a little boy’s big imagination, with creative, colorful spreads that will stay with readers long after the story ends."--Booklist

"A fun addition for picture book collections." --School Library Journal

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ISBN-13:	9780698174405
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	06/27/2017
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	72 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Ale Barba (www.AleBarba.com) has been making art with a variety of mediums for as long as she can remember. She has been published in the Spanish language in Mexico, Denmark, and Colombia, and her work has twice been recognized by the National Council for Culture in Mexico. She is also the author of When Your Elephant Comes to Play, which was her U.S., English-language debut. Ale lives in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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★ 05/01/2017
This tale about a stint in time out is a standout. It stars a small pig in a striped shirt, and his infraction, shown on the cover, involves skateboarding indoors. An unseen parent’s disembodied words form the story’s text: “That’s it! You’re in Time Out.” The pig hangs its head, and so does his pet bird. After drawing a sporty red spaceship (“What’s going on in there?” asks the parent through the door), pig and bird launch into the cosmos. Astronauts must eat; seen through the porthole, the two blissfully sip milkshakes, surrounded by pizza and popcorn (another view of the ship’s interior shows a nice pool). “I hope you’re really thinking about it,” says the parent, as pig and bird arrive triumphantly on the moon. Barba’s (When Your Elephant Comes to Play) artwork weds Miro’s palette to James Marshall’s glee, and her bold black lines are fueled by imaginative power. In Barba’s story, the divide between the world of the child and the world of the parent is unbridgeable, and there’s no doubt about which is the better place to be. Ages 3–7. Agency: Prospect Agency. (June)

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Praise for Time Out:

★ "Barba’s artwork weds Miro’s palette to James Marshall’s glee, and her bold black lines are fueled by imaginative power."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Totally fun, visually startling, and a paean to creative thinking."—Kirkus Reviews

Praise for When Your Elephant Comes to Play:

"An excellent addition to any collection, this appealing tale is full of humor and easily extends imaginative play."—Kirkus

"A story as irrepressible as the cross-species pals it stars."—Publishers Weekly

"A pleasant read about a little boy’s big imagination, with creative, colorful spreads that will stay with readers long after the story ends."—Booklist

"A fun addition for picture book collections." —School Library Journal

From the Publisher

06/01/2017
PreS-Gr 1—The story begins on the cover with a young pig narrator skateboarding down a homemade ramp (an ironing board) in his living room. A resounding CRASH! is heard, followed by a five-minute time-out. As a parent counts down the time and demands that the youngster think things over, the little pig grabs a pencil, draws himself a spaceship, and escapes to navigate new worlds. He gets back in time to hear his parent call "time in" and praise him for his good behavior in time-out. The pig's skateboard is returned, and his satisfied smile leads readers to ponder whether any actual punishment took place. The cartoon-style acrylic art is a good match for the tale's tone, and little touches such as the junk food in the cockpit will amuse readers. VERDICT A fun addition for picture book collections; best shared one-on-one.—Kelly Roth, Bartow County Public Library, Cartersville, GA

School Library Journal

★ 2017-03-15
An anthropomorphic pig stars in an adventure reminiscent of Max's and Harold's but with a Miró-like journey to outer space.At the book's opening, the porcine protagonist experiences a spectacular skateboard crash. This is the last straw for the second-person narrator, who orders a timeout indoors. Adult readers will note that the rebellious pig sulks in a room with two books, one titled Houdini and the other Book of Art. There is also a pencil that proves to be a potent tool. Just like Harold's purple crayon or the magic brush of Chinese folklore, the pencil allows the piglet to draw a spaceship filled with treats such as pizza and popcorn. Pig and rocket blast off, along with the caged red bird seen in the background. Within the rocket, the two animals both contentedly sip ice cream sodas through long, striped, curvy straws. The sky outside the rocket looks like a Miró painting, with abstract stars and planets, but the next double-page spread also includes Matisse-inspired shapes. Perhaps the young artist has been busy absorbing imagery from the book on the table. While the unseen narrator continues to lecture ("I hope you're really thinking about it"), the pig stands proudly on the moon, rainbow colors radiating out in triumph. When the narrator declares the timeout is over, the unnamed protagonist is back in place, quietly grinning. The terse text works wonderfully as a foil to the exuberant acrylic paintings, mostly executed in primary colors with bold black lines and shapes and a generous use of white space. Totally fun, visually startling, and a paean to creative thinking. (Picture book. 3-5)

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