CONTENTS 2 Ethan Alien Goes to School 12 3 Lunch with a Llama 23 1 A Thursday Surprise 1 4 April’s Birthday 34 5 Looking for April 44 6 The Braided Rug 58 7 The Big Swap 72 8 A Sunday Surprise 85
1 A Thursday Surprise It was the first Thursday in May I was sitting at the table chewing on a piece of banana that my mother had sliced into my cornflakes for breakfast I was half awake and half asleep so I only half heard her when she spoke There may be a big surprise when you get home from school she said Okay I answered swallowing the food in my mouth You shouldn’t have said anything Laura my father complained He’ll be disappointed if it doesn’t come today What are you talking about I asked I was wide Oh nothing my mother answered Forget what awake now I said That’s the craziest thing I ever heard How can I forget about a surprise I asked
