New Pet

Blast Off Boy & Blorp #2

by Dan Yaccarino

Since landing on Meep, Blast Off Boy sure has missed his swell dog, Scooter. So the Glorps decide to give him a new pet named Twinkles. It seems like a great idea until Blast Off Boy meets the schloppo and tries to train him!Blorp has wanted a pet for years. Now he's living with the Smiths on Earth and they have a dog! The only problem is that the dog won't come out from under the couch. So Blorp sneaks in a pet of his own. How is he to know that hippos have colossal appetites?The adventures of two unlikely exchange students, Blast Off Boy and Blorp, continue in this hilarious tale.

40 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2001

About the author

Exhibitions of his work have been held throughout the world. He is also the creator of the animated TV Series Willa's Wild Life and Oswald.

Mr. Yaccarino lives in New York City with his wife and two children.

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Blast Off Boy and Blorp wants pets.

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Blast Off Boy is staying in space with a family while Blorp is staying with a family from Earth. Not only are both part of the Intergalactic Space Exchange Program (like our Exchange Student Program), both also long for their pets from home. Instead, they get to care for a pet on their visiting planet and find out that the way they care for them is important and can make "a world of difference."

[Janet]

Alien Beginning to Read book/transitional reader. This will be a good one to recommend.