Henry and Dot have finally reached the moon.

But their big adventure takes a scary turn when the spaceship lands too hard and breaks. Before Henry can fix it, Dot spots something even worse: a meteor shower racing straight toward them. Then, from behind the rocks, three strange aliens appear.

The moon is no longer empty. It's full of backwards words, glowing crystals, sweet-tasting snacks, and a friendship Henry never expected. But with rocks falling from the sky and their ship still damaged, Henry has only one chance to get everything working again. Will he and Dot make it home, or will their first moon visit turn into a forever stay?early reader / read-aloud picture bookgentle science fictionfriendship adventurecode-breaking / language-play storySTEM-lite exploration narrativeAges 4-6 as a read-aloud picture bookAges 5-7 as a guided early readerAges 6-8 for independent reading with support