If You Come to Earth: questions to ask and activities to try
Dear visitor from outer space... If You Come to Earth is a glorious guide to our planet, and a call to take care of it and each other.
What age is it for? If You Come to Earth is best for ages 4–8. Good for: A guide to Earth, and caring for it and each other.
If You Come to Earth (Sophie Blackall)
- Age
- 4-8
- Best for
- A guide to Earth, and caring for it and each other
Pore over the busy pictures and find homes, families and jobs like yours. Then write your own letter to a visitor.
What it helps with
- The diversity of people and homes
- Caring for the planet
- What we have in common
- Curiosity
Comprehension and discussion questions
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “Who is the letter to?”
- “What does Earth have?”
- “How are homes different?”
- “How are families different?”
- “What do we all need?”
- “What would you put in your letter?”
5-minute activities to try together
Letter to space
Write a letter to a visitor about your home and town.
Spot yourself
Find a person in the book who is a bit like you.
Free printables: If You Come to Earth worksheet and activity pack
This book’s one-page worksheet with the questions and activities above, plus our activity pack: printable scenario cards, three 5-minute activities and a “What could I try?” page for practising everyday skills together. Enter your email and download them straight away.
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If your child liked this, try
Here We Are (Oliver Jeffers)
- Best for
- A guide to life on planet Earth
- Age
- 2-7
Big Brilliant World (Matt Ralphs and Aysha Tengiz)
- Best for
- Exploring the world's cities, and first words in other languages
- Age
- 2-6
Everything Under the Sun (Molly Oldfield)
- Best for
- A curious question for every day of the year
- Age
- 5-8
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 10 October 2026
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