Alien Invasions

Only two years older than the author and illustrator himself, the "superhero" character of nine-year-old Ben is quite a capable young man. He has set out to prevent a gang of pesky aliens-which only he can see-from reaching their obvious goal of taking over the earth. Thanks to a costume which gives him special powers of perception, he is able to thwart the aliens at the neighborhood park, the mall, the grocery store and in his own backyard. The "earth-saving" qualities of his heroic deeds are not always recognized, or appreciated, by adults. Yet in the end, our hero succeeds in ways even he doesn't expect and thanks to Ben, we can all sleep better tonight.