In Stewie Scraps and the Space Racer is specially designed to appeal to reluctant boy readers. In the story Stewie spends all week wishing that Friday afternoon would come. It is Art and Craft on Friday afternoons, the only lesson Stewie willingly takes part in. When Mr Melling announces the start of a new project on space, Stewie knows exactly what to design, a spacecraft. Slower learners will identify with Stewie, who isn’t very good at school, but does like technology.