There's Nothing to Do on Mars - Chris Gall

Published: 2008
Rating: 3 (me), but one of my students brought this in to show me and really loved it - more than a 3
Endpapers: Clay red with chalk-like notes that are at LEAST as interesting as the story

Chris Gall is a Tucson resident.

Davey Martin's parents turn their silver travel trailer into a space ship and move to Mars. They live there, alone, with their heads in glass-like bubbles. Davey feels constantly bored, although he and his robot-dog Polaris zip all over the planet on his scooter. They play with Martians, climb a tree, build a fort, dig for treasure - until they unleash a volcano of water. Now more and more people come from Earth to vacation on Mars, making Davey's parents decide to move to Saturn -- where he KNOWS there'll be nothing to do!

Illustrations are scratched on a clay colored board - they're all very Mars-y looking. Framed in a thick black line with a whie border around the edge of the page. Looks good.