1. Home
  2. Articles
  3. Children's Articles
  4. Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth by Judd Winick
Extracts

Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth by Judd Winick

D.J. and his friend Gina are totally normal kids… until a mysterious boy comes crashing down from the sky and nearly blows up their club house. Find out what happens next in the extract below...

test
Hilo the boy who came to earth image
Hilo and d.j falling down
Hilo crashes
D.J and HILO
D.J and family
flying elephants
Three years later
Boom

Find out what happens next, in Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth.

Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth (Hilo Book 1)

  • Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth (Hilo Book 1)

    Hilo

  • First in a brilliant new series perfect for fans of laugh-out-loud school adventures like Jedi Academy and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

    D.J. and his friend Gina are totally normal kids. Until a mysterious boy comes crashing down from the sky and nearly blows up their club house!

    Hilo doesn't know where he came from, or what he's doing on Earth (or why going to school in only your underwear is a bad idea!) but he's starting to think he might not be the only alien to have crash-landed on our planet.

    Can the trio unlock the secrets of his past? Can Hilo survive a day at school? And are D.J. and Gina ready to save the world?

    'Every kid would love a pal like Hilo, and every kid will love this book!' - Lincoln Peirce, creator of Big Nate

  • Buy the book

Judd Winick

Judd Winick grew up on Long Island, where he spent countless hours doodling, reading X-Men comics and watching Loony Tunes. Today Judd lives in San Francisco with his wife, Pam Ling; their two kids; and their cats, Chaka and Sleestak. When Judd isn't collecting far more action figures and vinyl toys than a normal adult, he is a screenwriter and an award-winning cartoonist. Judd has scripted issues of bestselling comic series, including Batman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Justice League and Star Wars. Visit Judd and Hilo online at www.juddwinick.com.

Judd Winick

Read more

/content/dam/prh/articles/adults/2022/january/Penguin-Reading Challenge-main-image-1800x1200.jpg

Features

13 fun reading challenges to set yourself in 2022

Travel around the world, connect with your family and make exiciting new discoveries with our suggestions for kick starting your reading habit this year.
/content/dam/prh/articles/adults/2022/january/Penguin_5 debut novelists_main-image-1800x1200.jpg

Features

The Penguin Podcast meets 5 of the biggest debut novelists of 2022

Isy Suttie speaks to five authors about the books they’re making a splash with this year.
/content/dam/prh/articles/children/2020/december/Article-Card-Introduce-Books-Update.jpg

Inspiration

How to introduce books to your baby and young child

One of the most important skills your child will learn in life is being able to read. And, most importantly, reading for pleasure. Reading plays a major role in communication; linking into listening, speaking, and writing, and it also stimulates creativity. But how do you help your little reader reap the full benefits? Follow our tips and tricks. Jump to: From 0 to 12 months | From ages 2 to 3 | From ages 4+

Our Use of Cookies

We use cookies to make our website work. If you click 'Accept All’ we will use cookies to understand how you use our services and to show you personalised advertising and other content. You can change your cookie settings by clicking 'Manage Cookies'. For more information please see our Cookie Policy

Our Use of Cookies

We use cookies on this site to enable certain parts of the site to function and to collect information about your use of the site so that we can improve our visitors’ experience.

For more on our cookies and changing your settings click here

Strictly Necessary

Strictly Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions. See More.

Analytics

Analytics cookies help us to improve our website by collecting and reporting information on how you use it. These cookies may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. See More.

Preferences & Features

Preference and Feature cookies allow our website to remember choices you make, such as your language preferences and any customisations you make to pages on our website during your visit. See More.

Targeting / Advertising

Targeting cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you and your interests. They perform functions like preventing the same content from reappearing, ensuring ads are displayed and, in some cases, selecting content based on your interests. See More.