SOLVED. Children's sci-fi picture book about green/pink alien blobs [s]

[Gail]

This book is about a child - two children, I think, one boy and one girl - who see green blobs fall to the ground. Everyone else sees these blobs as pink and cute, but this child (maybe both of them) sees the blobs as green and menacing. I think the blobs make a noise, which is unpleasant to these children, but everyone else likes.

(view spoiler)[Eventually the children discover that the blobs are from another planet, and they have come to earth to steal human teeth, as they don't have teeth themselves. One of the children has a loose tooth, so pulls it out and gives it to one of the blobs, convincing him that if all the blobs go back to their planet without teeth, this blob can be their leader, as he's the only one with a tooth. The blob likes the sound of that, sticks the tooth in his mouth, and gets all the blobs to return to their planet, and humans are therefore saved from having all their teeth stolen. (hide spoiler)]

I read this book about thirty years ago - it was probably quite a recent book at the time, as it was a shiny, colourful library book in good condition. It was a big hardback book, with a white cover with a picture of a child looking down at the pavement at a blob. The illustrations were line drawings with watercolour, I think - and the text was at the bottom of the page. Probably aimed at 7-10 year olds. I think it was a British book.

[Ayshe]

Robbie and the Blobbies - Bill Tidy seems to be it? From "The Junior Bookshelf" (Marsh Hall, 1982): Large blobs of jelly are falling from the sky. They are pink, endearing, and repeat "We love you. We love you!" Only Robbie realises that the blobs are actually green, menacing, and saying "Take over the world. Take over the world!"

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Gail left the group but this seems like a match; moving to Solved.

[Gail]

Ayshe wrote: "Robbie and the Blobbies - Bill Tidy seems to be it? From "The Junior Bookshelf" (Marsh Hall, 1982): Large blobs of jelly are falling from the sky. They are pink, ende..."

Just seen this, after doing another google search to see if I can find the book (it's stayed at the back of my mind as an unsolved mystery!) and rejoined the group to say thank you! That is indeed the book. 😊

[Kris]

Great! Glad you found your book, Gail. Thanks for the update.