Just ain't right without Pluto. ( )

Take a trip to space with your child, meet the planets and have a look around! This Activity Packet has three books, a Space puzzle, and a Rocket Ship activity! ( )

Extremely cute introductions to the planets in our solar system. Includes what Pluto is and why it’s not considered a planet anymore without being a jerk about it. (Science evolves! That’s how it works!) I love the illustrations. ( )

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss. ( )

A board book with concentric cutouts takes readers from Neptune at the outer edge of the solar system into the Sun, with cute-faced planets, moons, and stars. Each page has two couplets about each planet. The first couplet states a worry the planet feels about its uniqueness — is Uranus’ side tilt weird? Is Mars too dusty? But the second couplet resolves the tension, stating a quality that the planet is proud of: “It’s pretty cool to be the most cold!” for Uranus and “It has the tallest mountain of any planet here!” for Mars. Being able to shift the vocal tone from worry to pride on each page makes it fun to read aloud. ( )