Star Girl Author:Henry Winterfeld "Mo falls from her father's spaceship as it hovers low over the Earth, and a group of children finds her in the forest. She tells them her father will pick her up after nightfall in a certain forest glade, and the children decide to help her." — But their throubles start when none of the grown-ups will believe Mo's story. Mo runs away, the childr... more »en after her, to spend a bewildering day learning about the funny and sometimes frightening ways of Earth's inhabitants.« less
I've only just recently discovered this German author of the 1950s. He's well worth discovering - listed for juveniles but interesting to all ages. This author really knows his children.
My mother owned this book, and I read it several times as a child. It was a wonderful story! Sadly it got lost somewhere (and it was likely my fault, but I don't remember the circumstances). I have been looking for this book for at least 25 years. To stay in my memory that long, it must be a good one :)