This is a delightful book about a young boy who finds an airplane in his closet that he had forgotten. Taking it for a ride he climbed higher and higher in the sky. Soon, he ran out of gas and landed on the moon. Alone and very afraid, he used his flashlight to look for assistance.

Way up in space another aircraft had problems when the engine stopped. The Martian landed on the moon with a thud. As sthey listened in the dark, they heard noises that made them very afraid. The boy who ran out of gas used a parachute to get back to earth and to his home.

He remembered his Martian friend and called loudly to no avail. The Martian finally lowered a rope for the boy to climb up to the moon. The boy fixed the Martian's shape ship and the Martian filled his plane with petrol.

Saying goodbye, they hoped they would one day meet again. Returning home, the boy found a surprise box from his friend the Martian.

This is a cute book without a lot of depth.

Three Stars ( )

A story about a boy who finds himself stuck on the moon and how how he gets home.

This is a book about a boy who goes to the moon and makes friends with an alien. The alien and the boy both need help, and they help each other out.

“The Way Back Home” is by Oliver Jeffers. This is an adventure book about a boy who did lots of unexpected things. I think the way back home is a great read! My favorite character is the Martian. My favorite part is when the alien crash landed. The illustrations were funny. I recommend this book to every 8 year old kid. I give this book five stars! - James Lee, Sunflower Class, February 2018

When a young boy finds an airplane in his closet, he immediately sets out on an aerial adventure, getting as far as the moon before his plane runs out of fuel. Stuck on this celestial body, the boy encounters an alien who has also crash landed, and together the two lost spacefarers work out a way to get home...

Following upon How to Catch a Star and Lost and Found, which set out the first two adventures of this young boy-protagonist, The Way Back Home follows him as he heads to outer space, carried there by an airplane, and author/artist Oliver Jeffers' seemingly boundless imagination. Although not my favorite, of Jeffers' creations - I prefer some of his later titles, like A Child of Books, or the most recent, Here We Are - I do like these sweet, simple stories about a young boy and the connections he makes with the world (and the cosmos) around him. The artwork is appealing, in that trademark Jeffers way, and the ending heartwarming. Recommended to fellow Jeffers fans, and to anyone looking for entertaining adventure stories for the picture-book set. ( )