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Forbidden Journal of Rufus Rumble #1: Worst Space Crew Ever!
By (Author) Nick Long
Illustrated by Robin Tatlow-Lord
Affirm Press
Affirm Kids
25th June 2024
Australia
Fiction
Paperback
240
Width 150mm, Height 200mm
346g
Diary of A Wimpy Kid and The Brilliant World of Tom Gates meets Guardians of the Galaxy in this laugh-a-minute new series perfect for reluctant readers or those ready to move on from graphic novels.
Rufus Rumble has a ticket to SPACE. It's going to be the adventure of a lifetime!But Rufus is about to find out that:
- the spaceship is held together by duct tape,
- there's something SERIOUSLY WRONG with the all-you-can-eat pizza buffet, and
- together the passengers make the Worst Space Crew EVER!
Oh, and the ticket is ONE-WAY only. There's no going back from here ...
Strap yourself in for the funniest, most chaotic trip into space EVER in this first book of the Forbidden Journal of Rufus Rumble series.
In his job as a TV producer, Nick Long has been up close and personal with five-metre crocodiles, ruthless crime lords, unstable Alaskan glaciers and tight deadlines. Can you guess which of these was the scariest When he's not avoiding deadlines, Nick lives with his wife and two boys on Sydney's Northern Beaches where he enjoys inventing excuses for not doing handyman stuff. The Forbidden Journal of Rufus Rumble is his first children's book.
Robin Tatlow-Lord is an illustrator, writer and cartoonist living in Adelaide, on Kaurna land. Working with pencils, watercolor, ink, collage and digital techniques, Robin has a great love of character and storytelling. She also conducts kids' art workshops and is the Education Coordinator for Patch Theatre.