# Spacebot - Hardcover

by **Mike Twohy** (Author), **Mike Twohy** (Illustrator)

**"The book has many laugh-inducing pages for independent readers, listeners, and viewers..." --_School Library Journal_**  
**"Rollicking and joyous." --_Booklist_ (starred review)**  
**"Silly, quirky...Make space on shelves for this one." --_Kirkus Reviews_**

**When a mysterious visitor arrives in the night from outer space, it's up to the family dog to determine if they're friend or foe. This rhyming read-aloud by award-winning author-illustrator Mike Twohy will surprise and delight young readers.**

One quiet evening, a dog is settling down inside his family's house when a strange rumbling emerges from the sky. Electric energy surges and makes everything start to vibrate, including the family dog. When he darts outside to investigate, a UFO appears. _Beep Beep_ Is it friend or foe? Over the course of the night, the dog might just make an unexpected friend in this story about seeing things from others' points of view and unlikely friendship.

### Author Biography

Mike Twohy is a Geisel Honor Award-winning author and illustrator of several books for children, including _Poindexter Makes a_ _Friend_, _Outfoxed_ about which _The Horn Book_ said, "story time audiences will howl with laughter," _Wake Up, Rupert!_, and _Mouse and Hippo_, which the _School Library Journal_ called "a story time hit." He has been a longtime contributor of cartoons to _The New Yorker_. He lives with his wife, cats, and yellow Lab in Berkeley, California.

**Number of Pages:** 48

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 10.7 x 9.9 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** May 19, 2020

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Spacebot

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 1.2

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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