To Activate Space Portal, Lift Here
Hardcover – Picture Book, October 7, 2025
Candlewick Press · Hardcover · October 7, 2025
This book is an interstellar portal, and the aliens inside want to get to know you!
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- Who it’s for
- A playful portal turns meeting aliens into a funny, hands-on invitation to see one another differently.
- Themes
- Acceptance, Friendship across differences, Curiosity about other worlds
- Genres
- Alien Contact, Funny Stories, Interactive Adventures
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This book is an interstellar portal, and the aliens inside want to get to know you! Before you lift the cover, be sure you’re ready to meet Zrk and Blrg. They’re not so different from you—but to them, you’re the alien! After their initial shock at seeing you through the portal, they’re eager to see what kind of teeth you have, compare home planets, and maybe team up for a prank. You met as aliens, but by the time the portal closes, maybe you’ll be friends.
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To Activate Space Portal, Lift Here is an interactive treat sure to delight young galactic explorers. Antoinette Portis’s bright lines and bold colors pair perfectly with humor that also offers a subtle message of acceptance. Whether for bedtime or circle time, this is a portal you’ll want to open!
A Friendly First Contact
A playful portal turns meeting aliens into a funny, hands-on invitation to see one another differently.
Come here for
- Direct address that makes you the visitor from another planet
- Bright lines, bold colors, and a gently accepting sense of humor
Expect
- An interactive picture-book encounter with curious aliens
- A light, playful path from surprise toward friendship
Where it sits
| Interactive Adventures | 50% |
|---|---|
| Alien Contact | 49% |
| Funny Stories | 44% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Funny Stories
- Imagination & Play
- Alien Contact
- Authors
- Antoinette Portis
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- October 7, 2025
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Acceptance · Friendship across differences · Curiosity about other worlds
- Reading lane
- Funny Stories