Eye of the Beholder: The Aliens Are Coming! by Colin McNaughton

In outer space
It's black as night,
And something's moving--
Speed of light--
Something looking for a fight!
THE ALIENS ARE COMING!

Yikes! They are blobby, they are smug, and they're weirder than any bug, They are a warty, horned lot, with eyes on stalks, lots of spots. They make scary utterances, like "A WOP BOP A LOO LOP" and TUTTI FRUTTI, OH ROOTY!" Their admiral looks like a Viking's worst nightmare, and their rocket ships are pointed right at us!

Some are tall
And some are squat.
Some are nice
And some are NOT!
THE ALIENS ARE COMING!

There is only one thing frightful enough to turn back the alien tide--the ugly faces of Earth's sentient beings gazing up at the invading hordes. And when the admiral's telescope gets an up-close-and-personal look at the human physiognomy, the space ships turn around and beat it back to a galaxy far, far away!

The Admiral jumped up and cried,
"Change of orders--
Run and hide."
The aliens are terrified!
THE ALIENS ARE GOING!

Colin McNaughton's new American edition of The Aliens Are Coming! features a shiny, red foil cover which previews the comic invading monsters shown in the inside lineup. For a fun surprise on the last page, the aperture of the Admiral's long, curvy telescope features a shiny three-inch mirror in which we can see the same horrors the Admiral saw--our own faces!

McNaughton's colorful and altogether silly extraterrestrials, floating upon a shiny black sky filled with shiny stars and asteroids, are so much fun that even E.T. might be tempted to hitch a ride with them for a quick look at his old destination.