"A strange but true story about annoying little brothers, zombies, fairies and freaky stuff. (And it s funny, too!)"
Richard Tulloch is one of Australia's most popular writers of books, plays, film and television for young audiences. His television series, which include 150 episodes of the phenomenal BANANAS IN PYJAMAS, have reached an audience of hundreds of millions around the world. In 1998 he won his third Australian Writers' Guild AWGIE award for his play BODY AND SOUL and was also nominated in America for the prestigious Hollywood 'Annie' award for his screenplay for the animated feature film FERNGULLY II- THE MAGICAL RESCUE. Of his 40 children's books, DANNY IN THE TOYBOX, BEING BAD FOR THE BABYSITTER, COCKY COLIN and the BARRY THE BURGLAR series were nominated by children for KOALA awards as their all-time favourite books. His most recent titles, WEIRD STUFF, FREAKY STUFF and AWESOME STUFF, have been very popular.
Gr 5-8-In this follow-up to Weird Stuff (Walker, 2006), Brian Hobble's favorite book series, "Zombie Squad," has been adapted for TV. While he enjoys the show, he wonders why the producers have the Squad simply kickboxing their way out of any zombie-related trouble rather than using the humorous and creative methods of the author, Lancelot Cummins. Still in contact with Lance, who visited Brian's school in the earlier title, the boy describes the even more distressing effect the program is having on his brother, Matthew. The kindergartner is convinced that the show is real and begins trying to fight those he thinks are really zombies. Brian knows he must help his brother face reality, all the while dealing with the embarrassment of being cast as "The Kid Who Sucks" in a commercial for a new juice drink. His reaction to the changes made to his favorite books is refreshing and may cause some readers to wonder at the reason for changes when books are adapted for the television or movie screen. The accompanying sketches, with many of them on paper torn from a notebook and identified as the work of "B. Hobble," are humorous. This sequel isn't as imaginative as the first title, but it is likely to find an audience.-Amanda Raklovits, Champaign Public Library, IL Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
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