Out of this world

COUSIN IRV FROM MARS by Bruce Eric Kaplan. Simon & Schuster, 2013.

Cousin Irv's from Mars
And he is annoying.
Teddy loves him still.

Laugh Out Loud Baby

LAUGH-OUT-LOUD BABY by Tony Johnston with illustrations by Stephen Gammell. Simon and Schuster, 2012.

Gammell's trademark colored pencil illustrations are a perfect match for this celebration of a baby's laugh. When baby laughs for the first time, Mom and Dad decide to invite everyone to come and witness the sheer joy of its beauty. Relatives and neighbors come from far and wide to kiss the sweet child and awaits it chortly giggle. Pair this with THE RELATIVES CAME by Cynthia Rylant.