Some are clever, some are not. Some are good, some are not. Some are useful, some are not. They're an endangered species trying to exist in a world overrun, and seemingly run, by humans. They came from the stars, and now it's time for them to go back to their starship.
Truckers tells of the first stage of their journey.
The story is continued in Diggers and Wings . The series is a terrific fantasy adventure for readers ages 12 and up, and would make a good readaloud for ages 10 and up. Then one astonishing night he receives and responds to signals through Oscar's radio and finds himself directing a space ship landing. The ship is being piloted by an alien called Mother Thing and a young human girl named Peewee, both on the run from evil aliens who want to invade the Earth. Kip is hardly surprised when the aliens show up and take him, Mother Thing, and Peewee prisoner.