Aliens For Breakfast

Adapted into a TV movie, Aliens for Breakfast is a whimsical sci-fi introduction for beginning readers, and it's exactly as silly as the title implies. It all starts when Richard's family gets a sample of a new cereal called Alien Crisp in the mail. When Richard pours milk over the cereal, he accidentally reconstitutes the freeze-dried alien named Aric. Aric is a Ganoobian alien sent to Earth to stop Dorf, an annoying kid in Richard's class who is actually an alien in disguise. If he doesn't, Dorf will divide and case an alien infestation of Earth! There's just one problem, Aric doesn't remember how to defeat Dorf. Richard helps Aric try to remember by carrying him around in his shirt pocket, and they finally discover the clue at the pizza parlor. This fun novel is part of a series which includes, predictably, Aliens for Lunch and Aliens for Dinner. It's a great introduction for young readers to aliens and space travel in science fiction, especially if they like silly stories. Though the story is designed for beginning readers, any elementary aged reader will appreciate the humor in the novel, making it a great family read-aloud. Young readers will be begging for the sequels.