How does a dwarf planet with a 4-hour day get all of her planetary business done? As fast as she can!! It's early morning and dwarf planet Haumea is already up and spinning. She's got a to-do list a mile long and only 3 hours and 54 minutes to accomplish it all! With a little help from her moons - and her dwarf planet friends Pluto, Makemake, Eris, and Ceres - Haumea will cross every item off her list before the day is done. Haumea's Big Day teaches little outer space fans all about the fascinating dwarf planet Haumea using an engaging storyline, playful rhyming verse, and vibrant watercolor illustrations. Bonus science facts on each page provide context for the story, as well as additional information about our solar system. Part planetary science, part silly fun , this rhyming picture book will have astronomy fans rooting for the curiously shaped dwarf planet with the EGG-ceptionally short day! Haumea's Big Day offers a fun and engaging approach to STEM and children's astronomy. It is ideal for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners, and early elementary-school-age children up to age 9 who love outer space! "K.J. Field has created the perfect blend of fun and humor while imparting solid facts about an unusual subject. The illustrations are stunning and filled with many amusing details. As a retired librarian, it's a rare book that captivates children and adults, but that is exactly what Field has done with Haumea's Big Day." - Reviewed by Kristine Zimmerman, retired librarian, for Readers' Favorite K.J. Field is an author, screenwriter, and space enthusiast who's been writing about the solar system since the NASA New Horizons spacecraft flew by Pluto in 2015. She has authored a number of space-themed fiction and nonfiction children's books, with many more on the way! K.J. Field has been featured on BBC Radio Five Live for her expertise on dwarf planets. She is the voice of the Planet Pluto on X (Follow her @Plutoliveshere) and hopes to someday soon turn her screenplay about the plights and delights of a personified Pluto into an animated movie for all ages.