"sure to set little engineers' minds ablaze with creativity. This book is a gateway to a sublime submarine journey for all, an imaginative must-have for every collection."-- School Library Journal , Starred Review "A quick but adventuresome paddle into a mysterious realm." -- Kirkus Reviews "The cast of this wordless picture book is as rounded and friendly as a Playmobil adventure set, and with simple backdrops that can easily inspire paper and crayon crafts, group play and storytelling are natural offshoot activities." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Hare's follow-up to Field Trip to the Moon again features a compelling setting, a not-too-scary adventure, and immersive illustrations. The appealing acrylic illustrations are painterly and impressively atmospheric, and exhibit a strong command of spot lighting; fans of the previous field-trip story will be pleased to see allusions to it, including character cameos and a glimpse of the space bus." --The Horn Book Praise for Field Trip to the Moon "A close encounter of the best kind."-- Kirkus Reviews "[The] sly but easy-to-follow linear narrative is told through a well-paced mix of panels (circular, horizontal, and vertical), full-pages, and double-page spreads, with pops of color (the yellow of the school bus-like space-ship, the color-filled crayon box) that are highly effective.

The moon creatures, despite their minimalist features, are very expressive, as is the child--whose face remains hidden behind a space-mask until the last page."-- The Horn Book, Starred Review "Hare's picture book debut is a winner. His gray yet surprisingly detailed moonscape is both the setting and a character in its own right; his depiction of the aliens as gray humanoids amazed by color is genius. A beautifully done wordless story about a field trip to the moon with a sweet and funny alien encounter; what's not to like?" -- School Library Journal , Starred Review "A perfectly paced paean to imagination, Hare's auspicious debut presents a world where a yellow crayon box shines like a beacon." -- Booklist "A clever and noteworthy tale of lunar adventure." -- Publishers Weekly.