I'm from Outer Space!: Meet an Alien

Monster Buddies

by Lisa Bullard, Mike Moran (Illustrator)

Meet Zeeton. It's an alien! Zeeton comes from another planet. It flies around space in a spaceship! But don't worry. Zeeton's not real. It's one of the monsters you meet in stories. It just wants to tell you about aliens. Check out Zeeton's cool spaceship. Find out what Zeeton is doing on Earth. And learn why people on Earth started telling alien stories. You'll have an out-of-this-world time with this monster buddy!

Genres: Picture Books

24 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Lisa Bullard is the award-winning author of more than sixty books for children, including the middle grade mystery Turn Left at the Cow. She is also the author of the how-to guide Get Started in Writing for Children. Her books for younger readers include picture books and nonfiction titles such as Trick-or-Treat on Milton Street and You Can Write a Story: A Story-Writing Recipe for Kids. Her books have won several honors, including a Children’s Choice Award, two Teacher’s Choice Awards, a Science Books & Films’ Best Books listing, a National Parenting Publications Children's Resources Silver Award, and a Storytelling World Awards Honor Title. For over fifteen years, Lisa has taught writing classes for adults and young people at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis and in a variety of other settings. Lisa is a graduate of the University of Denver’s Publishing Institute.

Reviews

[Theediscerning · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disclaimer – I didn't read this book, rather I witnessed it through the medium of read-along Youtube video, courtesy a month-long programme of such events devised by the publisher. Even though lockdowns are getting to be a thing of the past I cannot see a reason not to applaud such an initiative, aiding educators and youth literacy groups with free materials. And yes, I am still providing my opinions entirely off my own bat and with no thoughts of bias, prejudice or baksheesh.

This is an introduction to aliens for the very young, narrated by one who has come here, and has been testing cows and our planet to see if it could move in. It's a simple thing, really, shown an instant injection of class when the aliens move in to a house on Maple Street – which is countered by the fact this just drifts to a most awkward end. At one point we're told by this character his species is often landing here, the conclusion says aliens have never turned up. Which is it? Is this supposed to be fun or educational, cartoonish or reassuring or what? Disappointingly unsophisticated, despite the in-joke.

[A'Nya Cox · Rating 5 out of 5]

"I'm from Outer Space!: Meet an Alien" by Lisa Bullard is a children's science fiction ebook that introduces young readers to an alien character. It includes concepts of outer space throughout the story. This book is intended for ages 5 and up. This audiobook was very appealing and kind of funny. The voice actors were great. The book has themes of friendship and embracing differences. "I'm from Outer Space!" has a playful storyline, and can be used in a classroom setting to introduce audiobooks. It can encourage young readers to use their imagination to the fullest. I rate this book 5 stars.

[Mely · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this is a fun little series. I read it to my toddler and I think it makes these monsters a little less scary. The illustrations are cute and the characters are silly. This is a great way to introduce the history of some of the classic movie monsters. We'll be checking out more of this series.

[Kimberly · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lerner Publishing is currently doing Fiction February, where they send out read-alouds of some of their picture books. Most are super cute and well done. This one...holy cow.

The. Narrator. Read. The. Entire. Book. Like. This.

I. Don't. Know. If. He. Was. Trying. To. Sound. Like. A. Robot. Or. What...But. This. Book. Is. About. Aliens. Not. Robots.

YIKES.