Judy first sees the Martian when her mum's looking for fish fingers. She isn't scared, but he's a bit nervous. His rocket's engine won't start, so Judy takes him back to her house while they think of a plan. They soon become good friends, and avoid detection in ingenious ways. But the Martian soon becomes homesick, and so Judy must take him back to the supermarket to try to find the rocket and see if it can be prepared. But something has happened to the rocket in the meantime - will the Martian ever be set free?

 

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Hachette Children's Group .

Alison Bartlett studied illustration at Anglia College of Art in Cambridge and began an M. A. At Kingston University. In 1993 she was shortlisted for the Macmillan Prize for Oliver's Vegetables. She lives in Bristol with her young son. Penelope Lively was born in Cairo Egypt. She came to England when she was 12 years old. She went to school in Sussex and studied at Oxford. She has written many award winning adult and children's books and now lives in London. She has four grandchildren.