{"id":8867220127981,"title":"The Aliens Do NOT Want to Go Home","handle":"the-aliens-do-not-want-to-go-home","description":"\u003ch6\u003eComing June 3, 2025. Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/adam-gustavson\" data-mce-href=\"\/pages\/adam-gustavson\"\u003eAdam Gustavson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen it's time for the aliens to go home, the excuses begin . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe alien kids are having a great time invading planet Earth. When their parents show up with spaceship tractor beams, they don't\u003cem\u003e want \u003c\/em\u003eto go home. They aren't ready, they don't have their shoes on, and besides, it's not even dark yet!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdam Gustavson's illustrations are expressive, hilarious, and also gorgeous works of art. 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He has illustrated several picture books, including the award-winning \u003cem\u003eGood Luck, Mrs. K!; Long-Armed Ludy and the First Women's Olympics; Flip: How the Frisbee Took Flight; \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eDirty Rats?\u003c\/em\u003e He is the author-illustrator of \u003cem\u003eThe Froggies Do NOT Want to Sleep,\u003c\/em\u003e the companion title to \u003cem\u003eThe Aliens Are NOT Ready To Go Home.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/adam-gustavson\" data-mce-href=\"\/pages\/adam-gustavson\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Adam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-494-2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 4–7\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 40\u003cbr\u003e11 x 8\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication date: June 3, 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\/TABS]\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-01-14T16:20:32-05:00","created_at":"2024-11-11T15:47:41-05:00","vendor":"Charlesbridge","type":"Children's Book","tags":["Browse by Age_Ages 3-6","Browse by Fiction\/Nonfiction_Fiction","Browse by Format_Picture Book","Browse by Language_English","Browse by Subject_Story Time \u0026 Play"],"price":1799,"price_min":1799,"price_max":1799,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":47337113223405,"title":"Hardcover","option1":"Hardcover","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"44942","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":{"id":42109239132397,"product_id":8867220127981,"position":1,"created_at":"2024-11-08T14:01:35-05:00","updated_at":"2024-11-08T14:01:37-05:00","alt":null,"width":600,"height":467,"src":"\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/aliens-do-not-want-to-go-home-cover.jpg?v=1731092497","variant_ids":[47337113223405]},"available":true,"name":"The Aliens Do NOT Want to Go Home - Hardcover","public_title":"Hardcover","options":["Hardcover"],"price":1799,"weight":567,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":10,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"continue","barcode":"9781623544942","featured_media":{"alt":null,"id":34547322421485,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.285,"height":467,"width":600,"src":"\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/aliens-do-not-want-to-go-home-cover.jpg?v=1731092497"}},"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/aliens-do-not-want-to-go-home-cover.jpg?v=1731092497"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/aliens-do-not-want-to-go-home-cover.jpg?v=1731092497","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":34547322421485,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.285,"height":467,"width":600,"src":"\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/aliens-do-not-want-to-go-home-cover.jpg?v=1731092497"},"aspect_ratio":1.285,"height":467,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/aliens-do-not-want-to-go-home-cover.jpg?v=1731092497","width":600}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch6\u003eComing June 3, 2025. 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But most importantly, young beings of any species are sure to get their giggles out and relate to wanting the fun to go on . . . and on . . . and on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-froggies-do-not-want-to-sleep\"\u003eThe Froggies Do NOT Want to Sleep\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e[TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/aliens-do-not-want-to-go-home-spread.jpg?v=1731092501\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\" data-mce-style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/aliens-do-not-want-to-go-home-cover.jpg?v=1731092497\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/aliens-do-not-want-to-go-home-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1731092502\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdam Gustavson, author-illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdam Gustavson received his bachelor's degree in illustration from Rowan University and his master's from the School of Visual Arts in New York. He has illustrated several picture books, including the award-winning \u003cem\u003eGood Luck, Mrs. K!; Long-Armed Ludy and the First Women's Olympics; Flip: How the Frisbee Took Flight; \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eDirty Rats?\u003c\/em\u003e He is the author-illustrator of \u003cem\u003eThe Froggies Do NOT Want to Sleep,\u003c\/em\u003e the companion title to \u003cem\u003eThe Aliens Are NOT Ready To Go Home.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/adam-gustavson\" data-mce-href=\"\/pages\/adam-gustavson\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Adam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-494-2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 4–7\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 40\u003cbr\u003e11 x 8\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication date: June 3, 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\/TABS]\u003c\/p\u003e"}
The Aliens Do NOT Want to Go Home
Adam Gustavson, author-illustrator
Adam Gustavson received his bachelor's degree in illustration from Rowan University and his master's from the School of Visual Arts in New York. He has illustrated several picture books, including the award-winning Good Luck, Mrs. K!; Long-Armed Ludy and the First Women's Olympics; Flip: How the Frisbee Took Flight; and Dirty Rats? He is the author-illustrator of The Froggies Do NOT Want to Sleep, the companion title to The Aliens Are NOT Ready To Go Home.
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Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62354-494-2
Ages: 4–7
Page count: 40
11 x 81/2
Publication date: June 3, 2025