So you think you know why the sky is BLUE? What is THUNDER and LIGHTNING...really? What happens when you wish upon a SHOOTING STAR? Where did all those craters on the Moon come from? What's the real truth about Jupiter's RED SPOT? Are Saturn's rings actually a giant HAT? Who spilled the MILKY WAY? Can the HORSEHEAD NEBULA be tamed? Can you race a COMET...and win? Ever traveled on the ASTEROID EXPRESS? Come fly with STARMAN STEVE, the bravest, most terrific astronaut Earth has ever seen, and his loyal rocket ship, Gracie, as they travel the universe and learn all its wonderful secrets "

With these 33 short stories, author GC Rosenquist recalls what growing up in Lake County, Illinois in the 1970's was like; laugh out-loud, knee-slapping, hyperventilatingly funny Learn the secret that makes Pester Anderson's chickens grow so big, get revenge on an evil ice cream man, explore the depths of Glimmer Pond in a leaky homemade diving helmet, fish with dad at 2am on a freezing Lake Michigan pier, see how high a pair of stilts can go, meet the Amazing Monkey Woman at the Lake County Fair, dare to eat mom's Gwunkies...these and an all new story, "Fast Ball," are just some of the...