"A close encounter of the best kind."?Kirkus Reviews

? "[The] sly but easy-to-follow linear narrative is told through a well-paced mix of panels (circular, horizontal, and vertical), full-pages, and double-page spreads, with pops of color (the yellow of the school bus?like space-ship, the color-filled crayon box) that are highly effective. The moon creatures, despite their minimalist features, are very expressive, as is the child?whose face remains hidden behind a space-mask until the last page."?The Horn Book, Starred Review 

? "Hare?s picture book debut is a winner. . . . His gray yet surprisingly detailed moonscape is both the setting and a character in its own right; his depiction of the aliens as gray humanoids amazed by color is genius. A beautifully done wordless story about a field trip to the moon with a sweet and funny alien encounter; what?s not to like?" ?School Library Journal, Starred Review

"A perfectly paced paean to imagination, Hare?s auspicious debut presents a world where a yellow crayon box shines like a beacon."?Booklist


"A clever and noteworthy tale of lunar adventure."?Publishers Weekly

John Hare is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer as well as the creator of Field Trip to the Moon (an ALA Notable Children?s Book and A Golden Duck Notable Picture Book) and Field Trip to the Ocean Deep.  He lives in Gladstone, Missouri, with his wife and two children. You can visit him at johnhareart.com.