Space Case
By: Edward Marshall
Picture Book Ages 4-8
Rating: 5/5

A robot called “the thing” takes a trip to Earth to see what is going on, and it happens to be Halloween! Buddy and his friends are trick-or-treating and mistake the thing for a fellow trick-or-treater. When the thing spends the night with Buddy, it becomes clear that he is not a human...Shenanigans follow.

Opinion: I really enjoyed this book! I thought it was cute and witty, with realistic humor that tugs at your heartstrings. The drawings really remind me of "Pac-man" or some type of video game from the 1980's, which makes sense because the book was written in the 80's. It made me want to have a alien come visit me!

Curriculum Connection: This would be good for an opening or an attention-getter, or it could be read right before Halloween to get kids excited about it and discuss what they are going to wear. Other than that, it doesn't have a deep message, it's just a randomly good book!