First Second has previews and info on their fall 2007 books up on their website. Titles include the next Sardines in Outer Space, more books from LAT and Gipi, Sara Varon’s Robot Dreams and Laika by Nick Abadzis, which is about the first dog to visit outer space:
Laika was the abandoned puppy who grew up to become Earth’s first space traveler. This is her story.
Nick Abadzis masterfully blends fact and fiction as he recounts Laika’s journey–from the streets of Moscow to the Soviet space program, and then to her fateful final journey on Sputnik 2. Moving words and powerful pictures relate the history of this momentous event and the political landscape surrounding it, through the life of this small, curly-tailed dog. Poignant and authentic, Laika’s story speaks straight to the heart.
Previews of each book can be found on the site.
