Children's Science Fiction Picture Books
 
 
 
Hedgie blasts off!
by Jan Brett

Aboard a tiny space ship, Hedgie flies to Mikkop to unclog the geyser, Big Sparkler--a huge alien tourist attraction--and returns home to the Star Lab a hero.
Patrick's dinosaurs on the Internet
by Carol Carrick

While looking at dinosaurs on the Internet, Patrick is stunned to discover that they are looking right back at him and embarks on an awesome adventure with Flato, a friendly dinosaur, to his planet where Patrick plays in an intergalactic soccer game and comes face to face with a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Boy + Bot
by Ame Dyckman

Featuring illustrations by the internationally acclaimed creator of Oswald, the story of a little boy and his new robot friend, Bot, follows their respective caregiving efforts when Boy fears a powered-off Bot is sick and Bot worries that a sleeping Boy is malfunctioning. A first book.
Mr. Wuffles!
by David Wiesner

Mr. Wuffles ignores all his cat toys but one, which turns out to be a spaceship piloted by small green aliens, and when Mr. Wuffles plays a little too roughly with the toy ship, the aliens must venture into the cat's territory to make emergency repairs. By the three-time Caldecott Medal-winning author/illustrator of Tuesday (1992), The Three Pigs (2002) and Flotsam (2007).
Skippyjon Jones-- lost in spice
by Judith Byron Schachner

Determined to prove that the planet Mars is covered in spicy red pepper, Skippy the kitty boy ventures on an adventure into space where he narrowly escapes falling into craters and meets aliens along the way, in an exciting bilingual picture book with Spanish phrases.
Clink
by Kelly S. DiPucchio

While newer, fancier robots are quickly purchased, Clink, an old-fashioned robot who can only make toast and music, gathers dust and feels downhearted until a young boy enters the shop looking for something special.
Company's coming
by Arthur Yorinks

Chaos erupts when Moe and Shirley invite some visitors from outer space to stay for dinner with the relatives.
Armstrong : the adventurous journey of a mouse to the moon
by Torben Kuhlmann

Complemented by a new cover and three spreads of art inspired by the Apollo 11 mission and lunar landing, a commemorative special edition vibrantly imagines the world of a stargazing little mouse who trains for a mission in space.  
Cakes in space
by Philip Reeve

Astra teams up with robot Pilbeam to regain control of the spaceship transporting her and her family to a new planet when the Nom-o-Tron 9000 Food Synthesizer begins producing aggressive cakes that threaten to destroy the ship.
Oh no!, or, How my science project destroyed the world : Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World
by Mac Barnett

When an ambitious little girl builds a huge robot for her science fair project, it soon tries to take over the world, so she must put her smarts and imagination to work to end the chaos.
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