Careful What You Wish For

Gary and his friends Brook and Carl are enjoying their favourite sandwiches at Ye Olde Sandwich Shop, when the topic of tests come up. Gary might be superhero Batpig, but his memory about homework and tests is less than super. There are two tests are the next day and Gary hasn’t studied.

He tries his best that night but the facts just aren’t sinking in. It doesn’t help that one test is about sharks and the other about past presidents. They aren’t a good mix. So Gary falls back on what he does know – being BatPig.

Through his crime fighting he discovers a way to ace the tests, even if it does look a bit fishy.

He pays the price of cheating, putting his whole school in danger. Can BatPig fix it, or does Gary have all the power this time?

Camp Danger

Gary, Carl & Brook are excited to be going to Camp Mouldy Snout. Soon after arriving, Gary feels bad about Brook being assigned to a different cabin from he and Carl. Carl is just keen to try out some archery!

They settle in, making new friends or quickly learning which kids to avoid. They enjoy swimming in the lake and then later, listening to spooky stories by the campfire. This is when they learn about The Legend of Grumbles the Lake Monster.

Gary feels a little left out as his friends have made their own friends, but after a chance encounter with something in the lake by moonlight, he makes a special friend of his own. He has left his BatPig costume at home on purpose, but soon new friends and old are in danger and he must make a choice of saving lives and revealing his true identity or watching something terrible happen.

Will BatPig out of costume be able to save the day?

Two more adventures of BatPig equals two more laugh out loud tales in full colour.

Gary features more in the ‘saving the day’ antics than his superhero alter ego this time, and the repercussions in Camp Danger are hilarious. I love the style of Rob Harrell’s Super Hog and the personalities of his friends shine through in these episodes.

Brook is kind and calm coping with nasty girls, and Carl is bug shy with incredible consequences. BatPig is up against an old rival, whose fate is soon sealed as friendship wins the day.

I can only add one more thing – Bring on more BatPig!

Author / Illustrator – Rob Harrell

Age – 7+

Graphic Novel (Full Colour)

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(2023, Series, Walker Books Aust, Animals, Pig, Bat, Fish, Shark, Superhero, Magic, Tests, School, Cheating, Humour, Funny, Studying, Camp, Creature, Nasty Girls, Bug Spray, Camp Activities, Lake Monster Legend, Nemesis, The Butcher, Action)