Pluto Rocket: Over the Moon (Pluto Rocket #4) - by Paul Gilligan (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Pluto Rocket and Joe Pidge jet off to the moon (and beyond!) in the fourth book of this hilarious early graphic novel series, for fans of Narwhal and Jelly and Pizza and Taco!

Joe Pidge, king of the neighborhood, and Pluto Rocket, an alien who's new in town, have left Earth for the moon in order to convince Pluto's three dads that she didn't go to Earth at all. Her dads believe Earthlings aren't nice, so she's banned from visiting. But interstellar hijinks ensue! The two friends accidentally land on an asteroid, thinking it's the moon -- and in trying to convince poor Joe that outer space isn't scary, Pluto ends up breaking the asteroid in two!

Later, the duo meet the lone resident of the moon, Moon Man Moe, who is obsessed with golf and fulfilling his dream of landing a hole in one . . . in a moon crater. And finally, when Pluto's dads arrive, the gang has to convince them that Earthlings are, in fact, nice -- but an unexpected visitor, a certain orange rabbit, causes a world of trouble in the fourth book of this hilarious graphic novel series by Paul Gilligan, creator of the syndicated comic strip Pooch Café!

Review Quotes

A Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Book for Kids & Teens, Spring 2026

About the Author

PAUL GILLIGAN writes and draws the syndicated comic strip Pooch Café with Andrews McMeel, which runs in over 250 newspapers around the world and has been twice nominated by the National Cartoonist Society for best strip. He is also the author-illustrator of Pluto Rocket: New in Town, Pluto Rocket: Joe Pidge Flips a Lid, Pluto Rocket: Full Blast!, King of the Mole People and its sequel, Rise of the Slugs, and the graphic memoir Boy vs. Shark. He also has animated shows in development with Guru Animation, the CW Network and the BBC. Paul is based in Toronto, Ontario.