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audreychamaine's review against another edition
5.0
A small creature comes to Earth from outer space and meets three trick-or-treating kids. After discovering the “strange kid” is no kid at all, a boy takes the creature home and then to school with him. Cartoon pen, ink, and crayon illustrations accompany the silly story and enforce the lightheartedness of this book. This was one of my favorite books when I was a beginning reader.
barbarianlibarian's review against another edition
3.0
preschooler thought this one was funny. I thought it was funny too. I enjoyed reading in a robot voice ;) I loved Marshall as a kid, I need to remember to dig up some of his older ones for my preschooler friend!
stuhlsem's review against another edition
4.0
I remember loving this book when I was little, and I loved it again. The babe could take it or leave it - there was a fan to play with.
jessalynn_librarian's review against another edition
4.0
September 2017 - I've got a soft spot for James Marshall (and naturally, Edward Marshall is really James Marshall, a name he made up to get around an exclusive publishing contract). Ben is starting to anticipate Halloween and also into space, so this was a fun mix and a funny case of mistaken identity. The "thing" from outer space perfectly matches a kid's interest in holidays.
October 2018 - a hit again this year.
October 2018 - a hit again this year.
thesgtrekkiereads's review against another edition
4.0
Read this while Michael Winslow reads it to you.
That alone is worth one star.
My inner geek enjoyed this a lot:)
That alone is worth one star.
My inner geek enjoyed this a lot:)
maliajackson's review
5.0
This one gets a five stars but is a problematic fave, for sure. If only we could get rid of the offensive costume this book would be an absolute classic.
I begged my parents for this book after seeing it on Reading Rainbow as a kid, and rediscovering it 30ish years later is pretty amazing because a) it's 80s-tastic and b) it's hilariously on brand for me because I love Halloween and have always been fascinated with aliens. Plus the cute little alien does math and wears a scarf with panache.
I begged my parents for this book after seeing it on Reading Rainbow as a kid, and rediscovering it 30ish years later is pretty amazing because a) it's 80s-tastic and b) it's hilariously on brand for me because I love Halloween and have always been fascinated with aliens. Plus the cute little alien does math and wears a scarf with panache.
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