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The Alien I Found in My Shed: Three Alien Bedtime Stories for Kids Ages 3-7

A glowing shed, a small green alien called Pip, and the best friendship in the whole world.

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One night, a little boy hears the strangest sound he has ever heard. Down at the bottom of the garden, the old wooden shed is glowing. Inside, hiding between the flower pots, is Pip, a small, shy, green alien with huge starry eyes. And that is how the very best friendship in the whole world begins.

Three alien bedtime stories in one collection. In The Alien I Found in My Shed, a secret friend and a goodbye under the stars. In The Alien Came Back, Pip returns and takes his best friend on a trip past the Moon, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn's icy rings. In The Alien Took Me Time Travelling, a birthday surprise: back to the dinosaurs, on to the pyramids of Ancient Egypt, and into Ancient Rome.

Every page is a full-page colour illustration with the story set right into the picture. Gentle enough to settle little ones down rather than wind them up.

While they drift off they quietly pick up their first facts about space and history: why Mars is red, what Saturn's rings are made of, how big a T-rex's teeth were, and how the pyramids were built with no diggers and no cranes.

Who it is for

Children aged 3 to 7 who like a bit of space and adventure at bedtime, and the grown-ups reading it who want something calm enough to end the day on. Three complete stories in one book means it lasts three nights.

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