Stanley in Space

By Jeff Brown and Macky Pamintuan

A Far-out adventure!

The President of the United States has chosen Stanley Lambchop and his family to become the first humans to fly in the Star Scout, a new top-secret spaceship.

Stanley's most exciting adventure is about to begin. He'll meet the Queen of England, have a birthday party in outer space, and save a whole planet of aliens from danger. Oh, that Stanley!

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Jul 31, 2012
• ISBN: 9780062035578

Jeff Brown

Jeff Brown created the beloved character of Flat Stanley as a bedtime story for his sons. He has written other outrageous books about the Lambchop family, including Flat Stanley, Stanley and the Magic Lamp, Invisible Stanley, Stanley’s Christmas Adventure, Stanley in Space, and Stanley, Flat Again! You can learn more about Jeff Brown and Flat Stanley at www.flatstanleybooks.com.

Book preview

chap1

The Call

It was Saturday morning, and Mr. and Mrs. Lambchop were putting up wallpaper in the kitchen.

Isn’t this nice, George? said Mrs. Lambchop, stirring paste. "No excitement. A perfectly usual day."

Mr. Lambchop knew just what she meant. Excitement was often troublesome. The flatness of their son Stanley, for example, after his big bulletin board settled on him overnight. Exciting, but worrying too, till Stanley got round again. And that genie visiting, granting wishes. Oh, very exciting! But all the wishes had to be unwished before the genie returned to the lamp from which he sprung.

Yes, dear. Mr. Lambchop smoothed down wallpaper. Ordinary. The very best sort of day.

In the living room, Stanley Lambchop and his younger brother, Arthur, were watching a Tom Toad cartoon on TV. The sporty Toad was water-skiing and fell off, making a great splash. Arthur laughed so hard he didn’t hear the telephone, but Stanley answered it.

Lambchop residence? said the caller. The President of the United States speaking. Who’s this?

Stanley smiled. The King of France.

They don’t have kings in France. Not anymore.

Excuse me, but I’m too busy for jokes. Stanley kept his eyes on the TV. "My brother and I are watching the Tom Toad Show."

"Well, you keep watching, young fellow!" The caller hung up, just as Mr. and Mrs. Lambchop came in to watch the rest of the show.

Hey, guess what? Stanley said.

Hay is for horses, said Mrs. Lambchop, mindful always of careful speech. Who called, dear?

Stanley laughed. The President of the United States!

Arthur laughed too. "Stanley said he was the King of France!"

Tom Toad vanished suddenly from the TV screen, and an American flag appeared. We bring you a special message from the White House in Washington, D.C., said the deep voice of an announcer. Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States!

The screen showed the President, looking very serious, behind his desk.

My fellow Americans, the President said. "I am sorry to interrupt this program, but someone out there doesn’t realize that I am a very busy man who can’t waste time joking on the telephone. I hope the particular person I am talking to—and I do not mean the King of France!—will remember that. Thank you. Now here’s the Toad

Reviews for Stanley in Space

[nmhale_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

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. The story opens with Stanley receiving an unusual call - from the president of the United States.

[jamiem12 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This Is a really cute book, I read it to my daughter who laughed the whole time. It was great to see her smile!

[tjsjohanna_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The Lambchop family saves the day in this outer space adventure - of course kindness overcomes fear and aggression.

[jfe16 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

When a message is received from the distant planet Tyrra, the President of the United States selects Stanley Lambchop and his family to travel to the planet on board the top-secret spaceship “Star Scout.” What will Stanley and his family find when they reach the planet? And why were the Tyrrans eager to have visitors? “Stanley in Space” is the third book in the Flat Stanley series. This chapter book, written for children in grades two through four, takes young readers on the madcap adventures they have come to expect from a Flat Stanley story. Fluent readers at the late third grade level should have no problem reading this guided reading level P book independently. Recommended.