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He is all ears

I adored this book as a kid

aw man i remember sitting down with this in a library a couple times when i was really little. Never actually took it home tho, cause some of the aliens freaked me out so bad id have nightmares lmao

Very Frank R Paul inspired

I recently got a copy of this book and the smell of the pages brought back so many memories of reading it as a child. I don't know if it's the ink or paper, but as strange as it sounds, I never encountered another book with that scent.

Omg, I've been trying to figure out what book that was for ages. I remembered the pictures but not the name. Thanks, internet stranger!

So excellent. A rare thin in kids books, good aliens.

Ooh gosh, same. These images are seared into my mind's eye.

I also loved this book as a kid and instantly recognized the painting! I'm so happy to see so many others in the comments with this story 🥲

So good!

Oh man, I remember this book! Kid me loved the weird aliens. My dad would always try to get me to read the rest of the book, but while the cutaways of the planets were fine, I always just really wanted to look at the aliens.

Loved this book when I was a kid.... Michael Whelan is the artist! bsky.app/profile/mich...

I think i even saw a used copie ! Nice ! Thank you !.

Those ears can detect aircraft