Before we could stream a favorite movie whenever we wanted, we had to wait for it to return to television—or relive the entire thing through a Scholastic storybook.

Published in 1982, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Storybook brings Steven Spielberg’s magical film back through photographs of Elliott, Gertie, bicycles in the sky and the lovable alien who made an entire generation believe a pile of household junk could become an interplanetary telephone.

This Scholastic softcover edition has a complete number line ending in 1, identifying it as a first printing.

Book details:

• Published in 1982 by Scholastic Book Services
• First printing
• ISBN 0-590-37408-5
• Softcover movie storybook
• Illustrated with photographs from the film
• Printed in the USA

This well-loved copy shows its age, including cover spotting, surface scratches and scuffing, edge and corner wear, a small worn area along the bottom edge and wear near the upper-right corner. The interior pages shown appear clean and securely bound. Please review all photographs carefully, as they form part of the condition description.

Perfect for an E.T. collector, child of the ’80s or anyone who remembers when Reese’s Pieces became an acceptable strategy for befriending extraterrestrial visitors.

Part of Flipping the Past’s Childhood Memories collection—where every item tells a story, and sometimes that story begins three million light-years from home.

Phone home. Then tell them you found the book.