Weâ€™re Off To Look For Aliens

Author: Colin Mcnaughton

We're Off to Look for Aliens offers children a story within a story. The 2009 Golden Duck Award winner kicks off when the mailman delivers sci-fi writer dad's new book, We're Off to Look for Aliens, a small book that is literally pasted into the book. Dad is too nervous about his family's opinions. So, he takes the family dog for a walk, while his children read the colorful tales of Dad's daring adventures on Mars with the family dog. Readers will be swept up in the repetitive verse of Dad's story, which is almost musical in nature. There is an amusing twist to the story, where the kids question whether or not anyone their age will like the book since most kids like fairy tales and the like. Elementary-aged kids will love this innovative, meta-fiction format and appreciate the amusing joke at the end. Kids of all ages will love the goofy, bright aliens that populate the pages of Dad's book. Younger kids will get caught up in the catchy rhyme of the story. This book is a great read-aloud for groups of kids aged 4-8, or a great story for a parent to share with their young sci-fi fan. It's definitely a story to tickle your funny bone.