The Monster from the Blue Planet; Cornelia Funke, illustrated by Elys Dolan

For her birthday, Zaleb receives a small spaceship. She is thrilled that she will now be able to leave her home planet of Balbaz and visit planet Earth to see the strange monsters that live there. She is hopeful that she will find one that is suitable to bring back as a pet but having an Earth monster as a pet isn’t quite how Zaleb imagined it would be. In fact, it is much, much better…

A delightful space adventure that flips the idea of humans visiting other planets in search of alien life as Zaleb visits planet Earth. The chapters are short, there are plenty illustrations produced using animated colour palette of green, black, grey and cream and there are delightful extras in the form of a spot the difference (inside the front cover) and a space-themed maze (inside the back cover).

Recommended for 6+.