Once again, I wish that there were a "maybe" option for the opinion page. This book is absolutely hilarious and the characters sound so real. They almost talk exactly like my own UKS2 students. I can actually picture my students as the characters in the book. (No, I am not saying that my students are aliens.) There is also the added benefits of it covering some topics that are related to the curriculum.

This sounded like such a fun book and I was super excited to get to read it - even if I am a lot older than the recommended reading age.

I really loved the illustrations by Fred Blunt, they were run and really helped add something to the story.

It wasn't quite what I was expecting if I'm honest. It was fun and interesting but it felt like it was lacking something. I can't really explain what, but I felt there was something just out of reach to make it a really enjoyable read.

It's clearly a commentary on the political landscape, and what we're doing to the planet, but I felt it was neither one thing nor another. It's not a ram-it-down-your-throat preachy kind of book, but nor does it have a light touch, it felt like it was stuck somewhere in between.

Yes it is a bit of fun, but there's a deeper meaning to this book than just fun. It's about friendship and community and showing that humanity isn't all bad.

I did find it a bit disappointing but it did get better as it went along. I love reading kids books, in fact some of my best reading experiences as an adult have been with kids books because I feel they can transcend age groups and you get different things out of it. But I think this is one book that is better in younger hands. They probably won't take things as seriously or look at things as deeply as I did, and will just enjoy it for what it was.