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* 2016 Irma S and James H Black Award 수상도서
* Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award 수상도서
* Booklist Editor's Choice
* Boston Globe Best Books of the Year
* Washington Post Best Books of the Year
* Miami Herald Best Books of the Year
* Kansas City Star Best Books of the Year
* Huffington Post Best Picture Books of the Year
* News Tribune Best Books of the Year
* News Observer Best Books of the Year
* Junior Library Guild Selection
* A Horn Book Fanfare Book


2016년에 다양한 매체에 의해 올해의 책(Best Books of the Year)로 선정되었으며, Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award도 수상한 작품입니다.

늦은 밤, 윔블던씨네 가족이 모두 깊은 잠이 들었는데, 갑자기 어디선가 이상한 소리가 들려왔습니다. 아빠가 나가서 밖을 살펴보니 반려견 스텐리가 달을 보고 울음소리를 내고 있었습니다. 그 다음에는 보일러를 고치는 소리, 뭔가 화학약품을 만드는 소리, 안테나 통신시설을 만드는 소리, 배관을 고치는 소리 등이 계속해서 들렸습니다.

그때마다 온 가족들은 잠을 깨고, 아빠는 잠자리에서 일어나 이상한 소리가 나는 곳으로 내려갔지요. 모든 소음들은 반려견 스텐리가 뭔가를 만들면서 내는 소리였지만, 매번 아빠는 "It's Only Stanley(스텐리가 내는 소리야)"하면서 대수롭지 않게 여깁니다.

그런데 갑자기 요란한 폭음소리와 함께 집이 하늘로 날아가기 시작하고, 스텐리와 온 가족은 로케트가 된 집을 타고 달에 도착하게 됩니다. 그리고 비로서 윔블던씨네 가족은 왜 스텐리가 달을 보고 짖고, 왜 로케트를 만들어서 달에 오게 되었는지 알게 됩니다...






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Hardcover: 32 pages
ISBN-10: 0803739079
ISBN-13: 978-0803739079
책 크기: 28.5 cm x 22.2 cm



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Book Description
Fans of Jon Klassen and Oliver Jeffers will love this mischievously funny read-aloud from award-winning author/illustrator Jon Agee
Mysterious noises keep waking up the Wimbledon family. "That's very odd," says Mr. Wimbledon each time, but when he returns from checking on the sounds, he's always reassuring: "It's only Stanley; he's fixing the oil tank." "It's only Stanley; he's clearing the bathtub drain."
But what Stanley the dog is actually doing while his oblivious family goes back to bed is deliciously absurd: he's turning the house into a rocket ship to zoom himself and his family to another planet for an alien encounter. This is a perfect rhyming read-aloud for fans of irreverent tales like Click Clack Moo and I Want My Hat Back.


School Library Journal
Agee applies his trademark humor to a wacky new picture book, featuring Stanley, a beagle whose odd nocturnal activities keep his family from sleeping. The single-minded canine drives the Wimbledons crazy one night, howling at the moon, fixing the oil tank, repairing an old TV, and making catfish stew, before finally revealing his master plan. Written in verse, the text serves up plenty of laughs, though a few rhymes seem a bit forced ("It was late as it can get,/When Wanda heard a buzzing noise/That made her all upset."). Agee's signature cartoon style is ideal for the narrative, and the expressions of the various characters, from the endearingly eccentric, steadfast Stanley to the beleaguered Wimbledons, are simple yet endlessly entertaining. The responses of the put-upon family cat in particular will provoke plenty of giggles (for instance, it's seen slurping at the catfish stew on a spread, then turning green on the following one). Sound effects ("SPLISH SPLASH," "KAPOW!") add to the zany humor, making this one perfect for read-alouds. The out-of-this-world but amusing conclusion is appropriately odd and surprising. Agee knows what his young readers want - plain silliness - and he delivers. Hilarious.



Review

"Delightful." - The Boston Globe


"A superbly absurd tale . . . The rhyming text is natural and paced for surprise. And the droll watercolors handle facial expressions well from aggravation to awe to admiraton." - The San Francisco Chronicle


"Agee and his simple, droll watercolors return with a work that manages to be absurdist, alarming, and - just when you least expect it - poignant. . . . Very strange, and very, very wonderful." - Booklist, starred review


"Agee appeals to connoisseurs of the absurd, and he shapes ridiculous developments into a tightly composed and satisfying picture book." - Publishers Weekly, starred review


"Fun - just plain fun." - Kirkus


"Agee knows what his young readers want - plain silliness - and he delivers. Hilarious." - School Library Journal