An American Library Association Notable Children's Book

A hilarious alien invasion story with a feel-good message about what it means to be human. Perfect for earthlings of all ages.


When three mysterious visitors from "Europe" crash-land in Mr. Li's field, he does what any good host would: he invites them back to his farmhouse and offers to help fix up their "car". No, there's nothing strange about these guests at all. Just like other humans, they "make business", "play sportsball" and "wear hat". As the townsfolk also come to the aid of the visitors and the gathering turns into a little party, interplanetary relations reach an all-time high.

A sweetly funny extraterrestrial offering that explores surprising acts of kindness and acceptance, X. Fang's second children's book is truly out of this world.
X. FANG is a Taiwanese-American illustrator. Her picture books include Broken, a New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book Award winner; We Are Definitely Human, recipient of the Ezra Jack Keats Illustrator Award; and her debut picture book, Dim Sum Palace, which won the Society of Illustrators’ Dilys Evans Founder’s Award and was named one of Slate’s 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years, among other honors. She lives in Midcoast Maine. View titles by X. Fang
  • WINNER | 2025
    Ezra Jack Keats New Writer/Illustrator Award
  • SELECTION | 2025
    BRAW Amazing Bookshelf
  • SELECTION | 2025
    Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award Junior
  • SELECTION | 2025
    Notable Children's Books
  • SELECTION | 2025
    Read Across America
  • RECOMMENDED | 2025
    Charlotte Zolotow Award
  • SELECTION | 2024
    Booklist Children's Editor's Choice
  • SELECTION | 2024
    Golden Duck Award
  • FINALIST | 2024
    Libby Book Award - Best Picture Book

About

An American Library Association Notable Children's Book

A hilarious alien invasion story with a feel-good message about what it means to be human. Perfect for earthlings of all ages.


When three mysterious visitors from "Europe" crash-land in Mr. Li's field, he does what any good host would: he invites them back to his farmhouse and offers to help fix up their "car". No, there's nothing strange about these guests at all. Just like other humans, they "make business", "play sportsball" and "wear hat". As the townsfolk also come to the aid of the visitors and the gathering turns into a little party, interplanetary relations reach an all-time high.

A sweetly funny extraterrestrial offering that explores surprising acts of kindness and acceptance, X. Fang's second children's book is truly out of this world.

Author

X. FANG is a Taiwanese-American illustrator. Her picture books include Broken, a New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book Award winner; We Are Definitely Human, recipient of the Ezra Jack Keats Illustrator Award; and her debut picture book, Dim Sum Palace, which won the Society of Illustrators’ Dilys Evans Founder’s Award and was named one of Slate’s 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years, among other honors. She lives in Midcoast Maine. View titles by X. Fang

Awards

  • WINNER | 2025
    Ezra Jack Keats New Writer/Illustrator Award
  • SELECTION | 2025
    BRAW Amazing Bookshelf
  • SELECTION | 2025
    Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award Junior
  • SELECTION | 2025
    Notable Children's Books
  • SELECTION | 2025
    Read Across America
  • RECOMMENDED | 2025
    Charlotte Zolotow Award
  • SELECTION | 2024
    Booklist Children's Editor's Choice
  • SELECTION | 2024
    Golden Duck Award
  • FINALIST | 2024
    Libby Book Award - Best Picture Book

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