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32 pp.
| Simon |
June, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4424-4923-7$16.99
(4)
K-3
When his mother's Martian cousin Irv visits, Teddy resents sharing his room and listening to Irv's music; then again, when Irv vaporizes his teacher, Teddy's popularity soars. New Yorker cartoonist Kaplan's spare, angular illustrations are suited to a children's story, but the sardonic finished product amounts to a picture book for adults (Irv carries stress in his neck and doesn't like Earth coffee).