Johnny and the Rocket Spaceship

by Colin Nelson

One night, as Johnny was getting ready for bed, he hears mysterious sounds from his cupboard. He finds a whole crew of friends and a spaceship, of which he learns he is the commander! Johnny sets out with his friends on an amazing journey through space on a mission with sealed orders. He learns not only about space-travel and our solar system, but also about how people sometimes misunderstand each other and that most people (and creatures) are really nice, even if at first we don't understand them. Johnny and the Rocket Spaceship was originally told by Colin Nelson to his sons as an ongoing series of bedtime stories. Although sometimes there were significant delays in the middle of the stories because the author would fall asleep, the story was sufficiently important to the listeners to wake him up again. Make this story a part of your own familyÕs tradition, but donÕt be surprised when you start wondering what amazing things are hidden in your own cupboard at nightÉ

Paperback

Published January 1, 2009

About the author

When Colin was 10 years old, he spent Christmas with his grandma who gave him a copy of "The Hound of the Baskervilles." As he read in on a cold night listening to distant trains passing, he became addicted to mysteries. His dream to write a suspense novel himself came true with the publication of his first book, "Reprisal" in 2010, followed by two more: "Fallout" and "Flashover." In over 30 years of work as a prosecutor and Public Defender, he has gathered stories of both humor and tragedy about the criminal world. He includes many of these stories in his books.