John Hare is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer. His first book for children, Field Trip to the Moon, was a Golden Duck Notable Picture Book and an ALA Notable Picture Book. Its companion books are Field Trip to the Ocean Deep, also a Golden Duck Notable Picture Book, and Field Trip to Volcano Island, a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. John lives in Gladstone, Missouri with his wife and two children. You can visit him at johnhareart.com.
"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
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