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Iguana Boy Saves the World with a Triple Cheese Pizza

by James Bishop, illustrated by Rikin Parekh

Interest age: 7 to 9
Reading age: 7+

Published by Hodder Children’s Books, 2018

  • Funny

About this book

Dylan Spencer is desperate to be a superhero, just like his big brother and sister – Arctic Thunder and Millie Monday. One day, he hopes, he will wake up with superpowers, just as lots of other children have. He finally does get a superpower, but it turns out to be the most rubbish one ever: he can talk to iguanas. Iguana Boy is born!

But then Platypus Girl takes away all the other superheroes’ superpowers. Only Iguana Boy (with a little help from four iguanas) can save the world…

This hilarious book is perfect for any reader who has ever wondered who would win in a battle between platypuses and iguanas. Behind the laughter, however, there is a surprisingly painful story about being the underdog in the family: Dylan’s brother and sister may be superheroes, but they bully and tease him. Dylan’s constant resilience and optimism, in spite of his siblings’ bullying, is heartwarming.

Packed full of brilliant, comic-strip illustrations by Rikin Parekh, this energetic, funny story with heart has a similar appeal to Despicable Me, or My Brother is a Superhero.

About the illustrator

Rikin has a foundation degree from Camberwell College of Arts and a degree in illustration from the University of Westminster. After graduating, he worked as a production illustrator/creature designer, freelancing in the film industry, mainly working with monsters. He is a proud member of SCBWI-UK and has 300+ Spider-Man comics to his name. When Rikin isn’t drawing you’ll find him listening to the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix, munching away at pizza whilst watching a movie, trying to talk to the birds and stray cats in his garden — or working at a primary school as a Year 6 learning support assistant.

His illustrations are predominately geared towards children from ages three up. The themes of his work revolve around friendships and dreams; he feels it’s very important for children to understand that dreams are something that can become a reality, no matter how big or small. Rikin lives in Wembley, London.

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