Awards

• Commended for Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Picture Book) 2015
• Commended for Texas 2x2 Reading List 2016

Overview

It's very late, and Stanley is up to something.Will you figure out what he's doing before his sleepy family does? It's nighttime at the Wimbledons', and everybody hear odd noises. Walter looks around and finds Stanley, the dog, hard at work. 'He fixed the oil tank,' Walter tells his family. 'He cleared the bathtub drain.' But Stanley is up to something far more impressive. He's preparing for an interplanetary trip. And guess who's going along for the ride!

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Praise for It's Only Stanley * 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

Praise for It's Only Stanley * 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

Praise for It's Only Stanley A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book 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

Author Information

Jon Agee is the beloved author and illustrator of many acclaimed picture books, including Terrific (a New York Times Best Illustrated Book), Milo’s Hat Trick (an ALA Notable Book), and the recent Little Santa, an ALA Notable Book and recipient of five starred reviews. He lives in San Francisco, California.

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