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Synopsis
It’s time for bed, but Stella has an important trip to make first. After she brushes her teeth, she climbs aboard her rocket ship and zooms off into space in search of adventure. She’s bouncing on the moon when her dad’s voice comes over the radio: EARTH TO STELLA: NO JUMPING ON THE BED! Stella lifts off again, this time traveling even deeper into space. But after a while she loses contact with Earth. What’s happening back on her home planet?
Kid-friendly, cute-as-a-button illustrations complement this humorous story about a girl with her head in the cosmos and a dad ready to bring her back down to Earth. This delightful father-daughter story will spark the imagination of any young explorer and is a charming choice for Father’s Day.
Children's Literature
When Dad reminds Stella that it is bedtime, she steps into her space suit pajamas and blasts off on an imaginary trip to the moon. After some joyful bouncing around, she heads deep into the solar system. She discovers some new stars and watches a comet zoom by. She lands on a strange planet and admires some tiny blue bugs before she heads home. Throughout all of her adventures she communicates with earth (her dad). He sends messages about keeping the noise down, not jumping on the bed, and getting tucked in tight. Then Stella sends some messages but does not receive answers. She gets concerned and returns home where she finds Dad dozing in the chair. Familiar items shown in Stella's room appear throughout her travels, including a toy chicken that has imaginatively become the spaceship. Brightly colored illustrations fill the pages with action and adventure. A good read aloud choice for young children.