This book actually makes me angry. It's just too weird to enjoy and you have to read the glossary to understand what's actually happening. Not a fan. ( )

A really fun and imaginative way to get children reading and using their imaginations. The book features Baloney, an alien, and his language, that as we read we discover that all those fun word that we are saying are just words from other languages placed in funny places. The book is comical, and fun, but also a good way to introduce our students to what it feels like to experience language barriers. ( )

This is my first time hearing about this book and I must say my first thought was "what in the world is this book talking about!" As I continued reading and caught on, it ended up being an overall cute yet clever picture book. It is a very silly and fun book I think small children would enjoy. The different incorporation of unique words was interesting to see in a book. I think this can help discuss possible issues of language barriers as well as discipline problems.

This book was very cute and clever. It is about a young alien named Henry, who needs a good excuse to tell his teacher about why he is late for school or else he gets lifetime detention. Henry’s excuse is full of crazy adventures and his dialogue uses unique words that sound as though they are from outer space. At the end of the book you learn that the alien language is actually words from all different languages across the world. ( )

This book was so cute and full of different languages that made the story sound full "baloney" when in reality it was filled with actual words. I think this would be a nice book to have and read to young students based on how children can learn new words as well enjoy a funny story of an alien students like them. ( )