The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Scieszka, Jon

Baloney (Henry P.)

40 pp. | Viking | May, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-670-89248-3 $$15.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Lane Smith. Telling an exciting tale, a space alien sounds like Dr. Seuss ("I jammed the razzo controls with my zimulis"), but an afterword explains that his story, transmitted through space, was decoded and found to be "written in a combination of many different Earth languages." The words are defined at the back, but the meanings are clear from both context and illustrations in a book that will spark discussion about language.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2001