In a world where everything is enormously dirty, one brave raccoon must save his family... or else the entire raccoon civilization is doomed.

Thomas Raccoon is worried. Now that Old Earth is too dirty to live on, this resourceful raccoon and his family launch into space to try to save the raccoon civilization. But Thomas Raccoon didn't expect thousands of space pandas bent on destroying everything.

Discovering strange new creatures on other planets, Thomas Raccoon hopes they will stop bothering him. He thinks he's figured out how to escape their space shenanigans and finally find his new home, until he discovers his long-lost son.

Can Thomas Raccoon be a good father to a son he has never known, in space?

Raccoons in Space! is the thrilling first book in The Writing Co-op's series of collaborative fiction written by kids. If you like animals, outer space, and The Odyssey, then you'll love Thomas Lei and Katy Purviance's mind-bending debut novel.

Buy Raccoons in Space! to laugh your way into space today!

"There is nothing that supports early childhood literacy more than an adult who collaborates with young children in storytelling. Raccoons in Space! is a glorious example of the power and magic of this kind of collaboration."

-- Teacher Tom Hobson, Early Childhood Educator, International Speaker, Education Consultant, Teacher of Teachers, Parent Educator, and Author

"It's truly great to work with Katy in writing classes."

-- Co-Author Thomas's mom