Description
A laugh-out-loud fish-out-of-water story (if that fish was an alien visiting Earth to complete his school project) from an award-winning cartoonist and bestselling children's author.
With a whispery hiss, the spaceship touched down on the grass. A door opened. A ramp extended. An alien slid forward. 'TAKE. ME. TO. YOUR. LEADER.'
Alex wants to win the National Young Cartoonist Competition. She's got the talent, but what should she draw? Along comes Hi, an alien from the Planet Wendy. Hi is also working on a project: he has three days to learn about Earth's leaders for his Earth Studies class. Maybe they could help each other?
Soon, Hi's Earthly visit sets in motion a chain of extraordinary events, including a viral TikTok, ashoe-shop haunting and an astronomically wild rock concert.
A cosmically funny story about leaders, followers and friendships that are out of this world.
Review
When Alex set up an experiment to test the slipperiness of banana peels, she had no idea what her experiment would lead to...
With her Dad now at the hospital, Alex is left to walk Patti, the dog. And it is on a walk with Patti thatshe meets Hieronymus - or Hi for short - an alien with three eyes who just happens to have landed in a spaceship from Planet Wendy!
When Alex takes Hi home the fun really begins. Those who don’t believe in aliens suffer from D.D.D. (Discombobulation Denial Disorder) meaning that Hi is invisible to the rest of Alex’s family. This does make keeping him a secret a lot easier... well, except for the strange sound of a toy piano that they can all hear!
Tasked with finding out about Earth’s Leaders, Hi is on a mission, and Alex is happy to help. But Hi’s very strange fixation with Earthling’s shoes is causing all sorts of chaos, and Alex has her own project to work on too - she needs to come up with an idea to enter the National Young Cartoonist Competition. Can she manage to do both?
This is a highly entertaining story about aliens, friendship, family, and following your passions. Hi’s snippets from the TV show EDTWT (Earthlings Do The Wackiest Things), will have you thinking about how we might look to aliens - Hi’s description of making pancakes was my favourite! This will be enjoyed by all middle to upper primary students.
