It may look like a beetle to everyone else, but Gemma knows that the tiny thing with gold spots that has landed on her hand is a spaceship.

She can even hear alien voices in her head, saying that they are here to have fun.

She finds it funny when they make hair stand on end, hoops fly and food dance, but then their earthly exploits start to go too far. Enid Richemont is also the author of "The Time Tree"; "The Game"; "Wolfsong"; "The Glass Bird"; "The Magic Skateboard"; and "Kachunka!