SPACEBOY: The epic and funny new children’s book from multi-million bestselling author David Walliams

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Spaceboy is written on a snippet of history that changed our world and allowed us to dream of bigger things. Spaceboy falls trying to catch him and as his helmet rolls on the floor, Ruth realises he is not an alien but a normal boy. After reluctantly taking in her orphaned relative Ruth, Aunt Dorothy put her straight to work on the farm. An alien on earth is news and the Spaceboy even makes it to The White House to meet a rotund President with an orange face who may or may not seem familiar to many readers. His books have now been translated into 40+ languages, and also include picture books illustrated by Tony Ross.

It is the early 1960's and on a little farm Ruth and her little dog Yuri dream of the excitement of the space race and getting away from her awful aunt Dorothy. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners.

This really sounds like the movie "Chicken Run": damsel in distress, "flying" boy who to the rescue -but is he really flying? She sees the UFO crash then burst into flames and tiptoes up to try and help whoever might be inside. Accompanied by doodles and aiding visuals this book will help you visualise all of its gritty details and add more clarity to the narrative. I also loved all the illustrations because they helped bring the story to life, especially the ones at the end.And so, when a blazing flying saucer shoots across the sky one night, Ruth dashes out from behind her telescope to find out more. The story itself was both fun and wacky as well as being educational as it was based on real events. As soon as Ruth rescues Spaceboy from the flaming flying saucer, helicopters piloted by faceless figures fly above the farm, trying to catch the alien.