I read this as part of Dead Writers Society genre challenge for March. This was a really cute and quick read so I am glad that I finally read it yesterday.

The book follows two friends, Chuck and David who respond to an ad that requests that a boy or boys build a spaceship. The two boys take up items that they find and build a spaceship and go off to meet the man who put the ad in the paper, Mr. Tyco Bass. Once they meet Mr. Bass and hear about the mysterious planet that he wants them to take off and explore, the story picks up.

With books like these, I often think they are easier to read as a child. As an adult your first impulse is to scoff at two kids being able to build a spaceship and hurtle into space and walk out onto a planet with no oxygen about. Since this book was not written for me, I thought it was perfect for someone between the ages of 6-9. I think if I read this at age 10 I would have probably said cute story and went back to my Nancy Drew books.

The setting of the "Mushroom Planet" was pretty funny. I liked the character of Ta who acted imperious, but we quickly find out has a soft heart.

This book is first in a series starring these two boys.