Earth to Audrey
Audrey comes into Ray's life like an earthbound star. Everything about her is a bit far-out. And she’s always in her own little world. So Ray decides that this unusual girl who has dropped into his neighbourhood for the summer must be an alien.
As they become friends, Audrey takes Ray on a journey of discovery - one that enables him to see his own planet in a new light. Soon, Ray can't imagine life on Earth without her.
Susan Hughes poignant, gently humorous text and Stéphane Poulin's evocative, heartfelt illustrations capture the long childhood summer of discovery in a small town and depict a friendship that changed the lives of two lonely dreamers.
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What the Readers Say
"(Poulin's illustrations) illuminate both the humor and the wonder in this deliciously non-sentimental picture book"
The Toronto Star, December 2005, Starred Review
"Earth to Audrey begs to be revisited again and again, not only for its superior design and eloquence, but also for its celebration of the extraordinary moments of ordinary life."
- Quill & Quire, September 2005
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Awards
2007
Blue Spruce Award, shortlist
2006
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award, shortlist
Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award, shortlist
TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award, shortlist