cover image AKIKO ON THE PLANET SMOO; AKIKO IN THE SPRUBLY ISLANDS

AKIKO ON THE PLANET SMOO; AKIKO IN THE SPRUBLY ISLANDS

Mark Crilley, . . Dell/Yearling, $4.99 (, $4.99 each ISBN p) ISBN 978-0-440-41651-7

Fourth-grader Akiko, thanks to a group of aliens, finds herself on a rescue mission to save a kidnapped prince in these two volumes. PW called Planet Smoo a "stylish debut." All ages. (June)