About This Book
Reach for this book when your child is grappling with a major life transition, such as moving to a new city or starting at a new school, where they feel like an outsider in a strange land. Through the perspective of Chorkle, a well-meaning and five-eyed alien, the story follows four Earth children stranded on an asteroid. While the premise is high-stakes survival, the heart of the book is about finding humor in the unfamiliar and learning how to trust new friends when your world has been turned upside down. It is a middle-grade adventure that balances slapstick comedy with genuine lessons on resilience and teamwork. Parents will appreciate how the story validates a child's fear of the unknown while modeling how curiosity and kindness can bridge even the widest of gaps between different kinds of people, or in this case, different species.
