They Came from Planet Zabalooloo!
By (Author) Sean Taylor
Illustrated by Kate Hindley
Walker Books Ltd
Walker Books Ltd
3rd August 2017
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.92
32
Width 270mm, Height 235mm, Spine 3mm
215g
From the author of Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise and the team behind Don't Call Me Choochie Pooh! comes a wildly inventive, contemporary picture book comedy about aliens . Boron, Bazoo and Zob are three extra-terrestrials on a mission. They're going to take something brilliant from Earth and bring it back to their home planet, Zabalooloo. Something like an enormous elephant ! But this goofy, giddy trio are simply too overexcited they're never going to catch anything if they keep wiggle-woggle dancing, taking selfies and shouting, "Ooh la la!".
Sean Taylors deliciously zany text, some of which is rendered through colour-coded speech bubbles, is full of utterances guaranteed to make you splutter with laughter. [] Perfectly complementing Taylors words are Kate Hindleys sublimely silly, intricately detailed visuals of the diminutive Zabaloolooian explorers and their tin can craft complete with steering wheel and party area, going about their mission. Human explorers of the pages will find many more small-sized things including a wealth of insects hovering on, and buzzing around, the various kinds of plants liberally scattered throughout the terrain of the aliens hunting ground. Epic! * Red Reading Hub *
Sean Taylor has written more than 40 books for young readers. These include picture books such as Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise, illustrated by Jean Jullien, Where the Bugaboo Lives, illustrated by Neal Layton, The World Champion of Staying Awake, illustrated by Jimmy Liao, and Dont Call Me Choochie Pooh!, illustrated by Kate Hindley. He lives in Bristol with his wife and two sons. Find Sean online at www.seantaylorstories.com and on Twitter as @seantstories.
Kate Hindley is an exciting talent in the world of picture books, and is renowned for her deliciously detailed illustrations, and lively characterization. After studying at the Falmouth School of Art, she has gone on to illustrate a number of picture books including How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth, Worst in Show and Dont Call Me Choochie Pooh!, as well as fiction titles for older children such as the The Naughtiest Girl series written by Enid Blyton. Kate lives in Birmingham, not far from the chocolate factory. Find Kate online at www.katehindley.com, and on Twitter and Instagram as @hindleyillos.