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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.
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Author Notes
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.
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
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 © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
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) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Horn Book Review
A mischievous piglet receives a time-out after crashing a skateboard (in the house). "I want you to think about what you've done," scolds the offstage adult. Meanwhile, the piglet picks up a pencil and travels into make-believe space and back. Emphasizing white space, bold black lines, and rainbow-hued accents, the warm, bright illustrations show an energetic, imaginative adventure. (c) Copyright 2018. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
An anthropomorphic pig stars in an adventure reminiscent of Max's and Harold's but with a Mir-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 Mir 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) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.