So I think some of the flaws that immediately jump out at me - why in the world would the president ask Stanley and his family to do this job, what did the Tyrrans hope to accomplish by luring Earthlings out to them, is inviting a whole planet of aliens to live on Earth really going to go over that well with the rest of the planet, and many other provoking questions - aren't as relevant for the intended audience. I read this book to my young girls and they enjoyed it. That is my opinion as an adult reader I do remind myself that these stories originated as bedtime tales for the author's children, and in stories like that, the more insane and attention-grabbing, the better. In fantastical stories, the author needs to help the reader suspend belief, and I don't think that happens here. I have found all of the Stanley books to be a bit ridiculous, but this one wins the title of most outrageous. The Lambchops decide to help the Tyrrans out of their predicament, despite their poor reception, and must quickly devise a clever plan that is good enough to save an entire planet. The citizens of Tyrra have managed to poison their food supply, and although the ecological disaster is reversible, it can't be fixed quick enough to prevent the Tyrrans from all starving. However, after clearing up some initial confusion (and realizing that the tiny Tyrrans don't pose much of a threat, after all, in their diminutive sizes), Stanley and his family realize that the Tyrrans are only acting out of desperation. When they arrive on the strange new planet, they discover that the Tyrrans lured them out under false pretenses.

Of course, the Lambchops are happy to do their duty. Stanley and his family are to board the super secret spaceship the Star Scout and reconnoiter with these aliens. Apparently, the United States and England have had secret communications with the distant planet of Tyrra. Apparently, the president has been so impressed with some of Stanley's past ventures that he needs Stanley to step up to a new mission: being the representative of planet Earth. The story opens with Stanley receiving an unusual call - from the president of the United States. The author of Flat Stanley moves away from his more fantasy-styled stories to craft an old-fashioned scifi space adventure in this latest Stanley book.

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