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Looshkin: Oof! Right in the Puddings!

Name: Looshkin: Oof! Right in the Puddings!
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

by Jamie Smart

Interest age: 9 to 1
Reading age: 8+

Published by David Fickling Books, 2023

Funny
Graphic novels

About this book

Watch out! Wherever Looshkin the cat goes, chaos follows. If you enjoy crazy chases, random animals popping up and bonkers costumes, this second Looshkin book is for you. Here, Looshkin confuses some astronauts, terrifies some aliens, becomes the head of marketing for a day (because he’s wearing a tie) and gives a garden gnome the adventure of a lifetime. This is but a fraction of the inventive antics of this irrepressible cat. Poor Bear often bears the brunt of Looshkin’s energy, along with the rest of the family, and although the events are surreal and hectic, there are lots of laughs throughout.

This is a collection of short comic strips, each with their own bonkers ‘storyline’, making it easy to dip in and out of Looshkin’s world. The illustrations zing with energy and the jokes and silly situations come thick and fast. Framed as an investigation into the ‘maddest cat ever’ by Professor PP Wobblybum, there is no conclusion to be drawn other than: laugh yourself silly with this book.

About the author

Jamie Smart's characters Space Raoul, My Own Genie, Count Von Poo and Fish-Head Steve have all found homes in the pages of The Sunday Times, The Dandy, Toxic comic and The DFC respectively. Jamie is also the current writer and artist of iconic character Desperate Dan in The Dandy. He worked closely with Cartoon Network for six years pushing his characters through show development, along with a more recent stint at Disney doing character design.