Artie and the Grime Wave by Richard Roxburgh
Well-loved Australian actor Richard Roxburgh’s first children’s book is a completely unhinged adventure and a celebration of friendship. Artie and his friend Bumshoe discover evidence of dodgy criminal behaviour happening in their town and are soon caught up in a whole lot of madcap danger among a cast of absurd, cartoonish baddies. The two friends are used to dealing with bullies, but taking on the villains who have been on a thieving spree in Grime and rescuing the town’s pets certainly requires some extraordinary efforts, industrious thinking and a very painful wedgie.
Lively illustrations and plenty of dark and extremely gross humour will certainly make this a very good choice for readers who have been loving David Walliams’ books.