THE ALIENS DO NOT WANT TO GO HOME written by and illustrated by Adam Gustavson

One of the trickier situations parents face is trying to shepherd their children home from an extra fun playdate. Writer-Illustrator Adam Gustavson has translated the difficulty into a more playful expression in THE ALIENS DO NOT WANT TO GO HOME. Like children, these comically-drawn aliens have the same problems and similar techniques and excuses to prolong their fun—finding shoes and coats, protesting that “it’s not even dark yet,” bathing suits are wet, tummies are deprived of dessert. But alas, the spaceships come, they train their beams on the recalcitrant creatures who are unhappily beamed home. How can this book fail with recognizability and humor combine? Find a link to this book in the purchase button below.