First Dog on the Moon – författare

SHORTLISTED: 2025 Comic Arts Awards of Australia'Skillfully juggles superhero action, teen team drama, interesting and disgusting nature facts, and loads of funny gags.' Books+PublishingLetitia, Binky and Worried Norman are no ordinary teens. They are the superheroes better known as the Indefatigable EnviroTeens! Unluckily they have been space snorkelled - sucked up by giant tubes, teleported through the galaxy, stripped of their powers and squeezed out on ... Mars?! Forced to join the Great Snorkel Manufactory, the three teenagers overhear the evil Baron Kartuffelpoffen's plan to snorkel up all of Earth's water. It really sucks! Can their trusty sidekicks, Stuart the wobbegong and Beverly the sourdough starter, come to the rescue?An intergalactic quest filled with friends, fiends and friands that proves there's nothing like a tasty snack. A wacky adventure for fans of Dog Man and the Treehouse books from the award-winning Guardian Australia cartoonist, bandicoot enthusiast and national treasure.'I haven't read this book yet but it is the greatest book ever!' You (reader of this book)

Meet our superheroes:- Binky, aka The Monotreme!- Worried Norman, once bitten by a radioactive croissant and now Pastry Person!- Letitia, an occasionally bossy science-wombat and genius inventor!Together, they are the EnviroTeens and they are about to get very, very angry. Singleuse Plastic Brendan may have an evil plan to destroy all the world's turtles with his dastardly tur-tele-pooter but, believe it or not, there is something even more sinister than an angry plastic bag on a garbage island in the middle of the ocean ... Climate change! Oh no! The EnviroTeens will do anything to stop this impending disaster: scale slippery volcanoes, scurry through forests full of poisonous armpit monsters, even meet Senator Ian, the Climate Denialist Potato. But can three teenagers and a chicken save the whole world? Why not, nobody else is! Maybe they are in with a chance? I can't look, it's too exciting!A hilarious graphic novel about a group of teens who are determined to clean the planet and clear the air. A proportion of the publisher's profits will be donated to School Strike 4 Climate Australia.'I loved the book and found it entertaining and humorous yet still informative. It's well written and educational ... The muffin recipe is an extra bonus too. Good job. Great writing and illustrating.' Clementine, 11 years old'Totally hilarious. I loved it. And the environmental message is what all my friends and I want to see adults fighting for. You are a good adult ... Gold star for you.' Maggie, 12 years old