With the rain keeping them indoors, Eric and Alice play inside, but Alice wants to play with Eric, and his toys. Ultimately, "ruining" his creations, and "disturbing" his environment, making him very, very angry. Mother sends him to his room, but he is so angry, that he floats right off the floor. Running, and running, he escapes though an open window, finally free of his sister. But he didn't like being alone, and soon the gravity came back, and lands him in a tree, lonely. His family rushes to get him out, Alice forgetting her bunny in the process, and when her gravity begins to leave, Eric know exactly what to do, finding bunny just in time. ( )

I wanted to like this book more. I loved the mixed media, particularly the pencil-drawn, emotive faces. But distracting were 1. the book's similarities to Oliver Jeffers' in font choice and general style, and 2. in my copy the mother's skin tone seemed to change through the book. I look for diversity in children's books, so I noted diversity within the family on the first page and thought "great!", but then mom changed throughout the story. Bad print run? It was distracting. The story itself felt almost complete, but not quite. It was a great idea that was muddled by ink? By design? By time constraints?? ( )

I received a free electronic copy of this book for review purposes from Edelweiss. This in no way influenced my review.

This book was not my favorite picture book. The illustrations were not very pleasing. I did love how the illustrations took up the whole page. The story did not have much of a plot. It was very simple. I think that this book had potential, but I do not think it would be very memorable for a child. ( )

I received a free electronic copy of this book for review purposes from Edelweiss. This in no way influenced my review.

This book was not my favorite picture book. The illustrations were not very pleasing. I did love how the illustrations took up the whole page. The story did not have much of a plot. It was very simple. I think that this book had potential, but I do not think it would be very memorable for a child. ( )