Books to Buy

The following book is available at favorite bookstores.

"We're Off to Look for Aliens" written and illustrated by Colin McNaughton, Candlewick Press, 2008, 37 pages, $15.99 hardcover

Read aloud: age 5-8.

Read yourself: age 7-8.

A children's book author and his trusty dog, Wilberforce, are on a grand adventure to outer space. Their goal is to look for aliens, and they certainly find a lot of them.

Aliens came in every crazy shape, size and color. Some were smelly, some sported one giant eyeball in the middle of their tummy, some were friendly, and many were not. On their last stop before rocketing home, they found a lovely alien girl. You never know what you'll find in outer space!

Two books in one, this hilarious rhyming story with its surprise ending is bound to keep kids engaged on every page.

-- Nationally syndicated, Kendal Rautzhan, of Lewisburg, writes and lectures on children's literature. She can be reached via e-mail: kendal@sunlink.net.