Fortunately, The Milk / Neil Gaiman / 113 pages

The creatures in the space ship wanted the fathe,r who had gone to the corner store for milk, to sign over the planet to them so they could remodel it.  They planned to take out all the trees and put in plastic flamingoes.  The considered them the highest and finest art form earth has achieved.  The dad escapes, encounters pirates, piranhas, a stegosaurus in a hot air balloon...  At least this is the story the father relates to his children when he returns a bit later with the milk.  Funny!  This would be a great read aloud!  Awesomely appropriate illustrations!