Come Back to Earth, Esther!

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Pub Date Sep 11 2019 | Archive Date Mar 05 2020

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Description

What Esther loves the most, what she dreams about every night, is space.

From the award-winning illustrator of Leap!, Bedtime 1, 2, 3, and The Snow Knows, Come Back to Earth, Esther! is a full-hearted celebration of a fun-loving, space-obsessed girl who wishes, more than anything, to build her own spaceship, liftoff into the sky, and explore the galaxy. Featuring lively, accessible text and an exceptional protagonist with a supportive, diverse family, this STEM-friendly book is a celebration of imagination and making your own dreams come true.

What Esther loves the most, what she dreams about every night, is space.

From the award-winning illustrator of Leap!, Bedtime 1, 2, 3, and The Snow Knows, Come Back to Earth, Esther! is a...


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ISBN 9781771087841
PRICE CA$22.95 (CAD)
PAGES 36

Average rating from 27 members


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I really enjoyed this storybook about a young girl who dreams about traveling to outer space. Full of ideas and ambition she decides to make a spaceship.
The story has beautiful and imaginative pictures, it is a perfect book for young children desiring to give wings to their dreams.

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The cover illustration caught my eye and the rest of the book is just as good. Follow Esther as she explains her love of outer space and her attempt to get there. The book is charming. The illustrations are fabulous.

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I loved this book. From the very beginning, I was immediately hooked. Stayed up all night to finish it and am glad I did!

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I absolutely adored this amazing book starring a girl in STEM who dreams of space! This little girl just wants to spend all day thinking about space! She loves everything about it. She reads about, pretends to be there, floats in water, and invents new space worlds! Her biggest dream is to invent a way to get herself there. One day she decides to make it! She works hard and eventually has a big launch into space!

This book was absolutely amazing. I loved that it had a beautiful diverse character. I loved the stunning illustrations. It celebrated going after your dreams and a growth mindset. It was truly a fantastic book!

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I. Love. This. Book.

I want to shout it from the rooftops. Beautiful illustrations. Fantastic imagery and imagination. Powerful female as the main character! I’m in. I can’t wait to read this with my kiddos.

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This book has everything in a children's book you could want. Beautiful artwork, powerful female lead role, a girl who loves space and wants to explore it. I'm so glad I got to read this book, I'll definitely be reading this book again. If you haven't already read this book you 100% should! 4 stars!

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This was a beautiful book about a girl who is fascinated by space. She lives in her imagination and is always dreaming about the stars, planets and rockets. She decides to make a space rocket and travel into space. I read this with my seven year old. We enjoyed reading this lovely tale and especially the absolutely stunning illustrations. It was sweet, thought provoking and heart warming.

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This is a beautiful book about Esther, a girl who loves space. She dreams about it in school, she thinks about it during meals, and finally she builds her own rocket ship. The book encourages kids to dream big dreams while also researching and building/crafting. The artwork is stunning and the story is lovely. I am definitely adding this to my "to buy" list.

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Come Back to Earth Esther! is very cute and enjoyable all the way through. My kids really loved the detailed illustrations

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I received an advanced reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

This is a charming book about a little girls who is fascinated with space and wonders what its really like up there and longs to explore space and all the planet's.
This book is great for children with an interest in STEM and space.
I particularly enjoyed how Esther makes her meals look like space!
I really enjoyed this book and think young children will be fascinated with the artwork displayed throughout it.

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Esther is a young girl who daydreams about space, dreams of sailing through the sky and imagines meeting extra terrestrials. Her days and nights are spent with her "head in the clouds"!
Her determination, passion and imagination for all things space allow her to design and build a rocket and spacesuit. She climbs aboard and 3 2 1...Blast Off! With a little help from her family, she has reached her dreams!

An extraordinary book about a young girl following her dreams, using her imagination and allowing her determination to be who she wants to be!

Loved this and feel it would make a brilliant addition to any home or school library. Diverse, imaginative and celebrating girls in STEM- what more do we want!

Vibrant language!
Exciting and Colourful illustrations with brilliant attention to details!
Power of imagination, determination and dreams!

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Lovely children's book with gorgeous, vibrant illustrations! Esther is an imaginative girl that is obsessed with space. Through her creativity and industry, she builds a rocket and travels to space. This would be a great book for a child interested in space for children in preschool and kindergarten.

Thank you to NetGalley and Nimbus Publishing for providing this ARC.

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STEM is a really big thing with kids and program-planning these days and this book is perfect! I love the fact that Esther is African American and that kids who come to my library can see themselves in books and know that you can be anything when you grow up if you set your mind on it.
Esther is obsessed with the sky and the solar system and has a vivid imagination.
The illustrations in this book are wonderfully done and very vibrant colors, making the reader feel like they're in space and daydreaming with Esther.

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This book is great fun, and you can't help but like Esther. I mean, not only is she super into space, she also likes David Bowie, and I covet her rocket ship nightlight! She dreams big, and decides to invent a vehicle to take her to outer space, with a compartment for her dog, Paulette, of course. Her creativity is inspiring, and I think kids will love her story. The artwork- good heavens! I loved the illustrations, so fun and full of all kinds of delightful detail, I really enjoyed looking at each picture finding insights into Esther's character. Absolutely recommended!

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The illustrations are fantastic throughout the book and a girl who dreams about wanting to go to outer space and loves everything about space is a great premise. However, I felt that the vocabulary may be too challenging for the age group that the book is intended for.

I would still recommend it for the beautiful illustrations and the notion being presented.

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Very cute little story to read to the little one before bed. Loved it so much, he wanted me to read it over and over again. One of the most reached for books in our little collection.

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This is a nice bedtime story about a girl and her dream to go to space. Dreaming of space is not enough for esther so she decides it’s time to make it happen!

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