Kimberly Morris has written many books for young readers including titles in the Disney Fairies series. She lives in Texas with two dogs and a variety of unidentified flying insects. Jessica Warrick is a semi-digital illustrator specializing in children's books. She is a self-taught artist who has honed her craft by drawing aliens, sandwiches, and bizarre-looking people. She lives in Florida.
A moose, an alien named Spork, and a missing class pet are the ingredients in this fast-paced, early chapter book for young readers. Spork is an alien who landed on Earth and now attends school with other children in Mrs. Buckle's class. Jack finds himself in a bind after he promises to keep Jo-Jo, the class pet, for a weekend but is also invited on a camping trip. Jack asks Spork to take care of Jo-Jo instead, but the space alien doesn't completely understand his role as responsible caregiver. This book has short chapters and moves quickly through layers of action to keep reader interest high. Books in this series are formatted similarly with short chapters that feature the same set of characters. Both this book and the series would be good additions for collections that need additional early chapter books. Recommended.--School Library Connection -- ""Journal"" (8/1/2016 12:00:00 AM)