This little girl just can't imagine what her life would be like if her mum was abducted by aliens... Who would be there to do all those wonderful things that mums do? Like surprise her with special cakes, wake her up with a big smile, and take her on great days out... It would be certainly be different... but would life ever be the same?

 

There are 10 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2011 by Gullane Children's Books .

Liz Pichon studied graphic design at Middlesex Polytechnic and Camberwell School of Art in London. She won the Smarties Book Prize Silver Award. Gillian Shields was born and brought up in Yorkshire. She read english and Cambridge and then trained as an actress before teaching acting and becoming director of a London drama school. She now lives in the country, and teaches drama and English, part-time, in a local school