My Lists
Featured Lists
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Starred Review on May 1, 2016 | Picture Books
K-Gr 2—Employing eye-catching imagery and space lingo that will have children and their adults giggling, Portis emphasizes that friendship can be tricky yet rewarding. Yelfred and Omek, residents of the planet Boborp, have been pals (or "frints") since they were young. Though these two buddies love to engage in a variety of activities together (they give out "blurfday" gifts, play games such as "eye ball in the peedle pit"—which consists of flinging an eyeball through a sea of gaping maws—and eat "yunch"), t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2016
Space aliens Yelfred (the purple one) and Omek (the pink one) "have been best frints since they were little blobbies." Like any friendship, theirs has its ups and downs, but they always muddle through. Things come to a head, though, when Yelfred receives a new spaceship as a blurfday gift. Omek takes it for a test drive without permission and crashes it ("It was that way when I got it!" tries Omek). An angry battle of words ("YOU SHMACKLED MY SPOSSIP, you doub...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on April 1, 2016
Space aliens Yelfred and Omek "have been best frints since they were little blobbies." Like any friendship, theirs has its ups and downs. Thin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More