Will and Robby are two brothers who lead typical lives until their mother's baking attracts aliens. When their mother invites over two new kids from the neighborhood she doesn't realize that the visitors at her front door are aliens. Will immediately recognizes them as aliens and tries to tell his mom but she is too busy to listen to him. The aliens intend to destroy Earth until but the boys' mother's baking changes their minds. Throughout the book the aliens return to Will and Robby's house and get into all kinds of antics. In one scenario one of the aliens takes over the body of a dog and in another an alien takes over for Santa after getting into an Interstellar Space accident with Santa's sleigh.

The children in the story are able to recognize the aliens for what they are but for whatever reason the adults are not able to, even though the children try to tell them on several occasions and the aliens look like aliens in the illustrations. Despite being totally implausible the author somehow manages to make it believable. The writing and the characters are very funny and I don't think most children will care that it is totally over the top. Not your typical science fiction book but a nice introduction for young children looking for a lighthearted approach to science fiction. Suggested grade level: 3-4. ( )