Company's Coming is a children's picture book that was written in 1988 by Arthur Yorinks. This past spring a new hardcover edition hardcover was released. The book tells the story of Shirley and Moe on the day they were expecting relatives over for dinner. They instead get a surprise from outer space and both handle the event in different ways. The story is a little bit science fiction mixed in with human nature and how to treat others.
About the Book:
On the day Shirley had invited all of her relatives to dinner and Moe, her husband, was pleasantly tinkering in the yard, a flying saucer quietly landed next to their toolshed. Shirley and Moe. Just a regular couple from Bellmore. Today, all they are expecting is a nice, quiet dinner with a few cousins. But what do they get? Spacemen! From outer space! They don't know it yet, but with a touch of human (and alien) kindness and a heaping bowl of spaghetti and meatballs, the galaxy is about to get a little bit smaller.
I read this book with my preschool age son who got a big kick out of reading a book with spaceships and aliens in it. The books is funny and I really enjoyed the humor in it even if my son may have missed some of it. I think there are nice lessons that have held up over the 30 years since it was first published.
I read this book with my preschool age son who got a big kick out of reading a book with spaceships and aliens in it. The books is funny and I really enjoyed the humor in it even if my son may have missed some of it. I think there are nice lessons that have held up over the 30 years since it was first published.
The illustrations by David Small are fun and give you a great visual of the story. The pictures put us in that suburban neighborhood and you can relate to the expressions on the character faces and maybe even find them familiar.
The book's sequel Company's Going was written by Yorinks in 2001. It also features illustrations by David Small so we get brought right back the night of Shirley and Moe's dinner. This time around they are going to get a chance to be the visitors from outer space when they travel with their spacemen friends to their planet to cater a wedding.
The books are recommended for ages 3-5 years though I would say that older children will enjoy these too. If you're looking for a unique story to read with your kiddos both of these are great options that will keep you both entertained. Company's Coming and Company's Going are published by Disney-Hyperion and are available at all major book retailers now and on Amazon.
Looks like fun books. Standing the test of time.
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