![]() ![]() After sketching a game plan, with insects playing transport and diversionary roles, the crew escapes back to the ship. The insects have decorated the wall of their lair with drawings à la Lascaux, the menacing Mr. A ladybug and several ants assist them, and the repair’s successfully made by harvesting cross sections of detritus: pencil eraser, M&M, marble and metal screw. ![]() The ensuing comic interplay pits cat against aliens as the tiny ones flee beneath a radiator cover. The aliens assess a smoldering engine part and disembark for help. Their initial celebration at landing turns to mayhem as their craft is buffeted by Mr. Peppered with speech bubbles in English, alien- or insect-speak, Wiesner’s multipaneled tour de force treats the green ETs to maximum upheaval. A house cat pooh-poohs most proffered toys and gets his comeuppance tangling with a tiny alien spacecraft and its penny-sized adventurers. ![]()
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