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Magnason, Andri Snær

The Story of the Blue Planet

135 pp. | Seven Stories | November, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-1-60980-428-2 $12.99
(4) 4-6 Translated by Julian Meldon D'Arcy. Illustrated by Áslaug Jónsdóttir. This Icelandic import tells the story of a planet of contented, fulfilled children who fall prey to a man who arrives in a rocket ship and offers infinite happiness if they give up that which makes them special (their youth). Strange-looking illustrations and a preachy tone may alienate readers astute enough to understand Magnason's underlying commentaries on foreign aid, consumerism, and environmentalism.
Reviewer: April Spisak

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