Badger Bill is kidnapped by the diabolical McGloone sisters who plan to involve him in a boxing match with vicious dogs. Meanwhile, four llamas are held hostage by the equally reprehensible McGloone farmers with equally evil intentions. All seems lost until the imaginative Uncle Shawn comes to the rescue!

I loved this outrageous story and its characters; a delightful badger, a family of eccentric llamas, a gentle benevolent hero you’ll love and dastardly villains you’ll love to hate AND an outlandish plot that is laugh-out-loud funny!

What’s not to like? Terrific line illustrations bring an extra layer of fun to a story that’s guaranteed to have young readers laughing hysterically at all the zany madcap antics.

Not recommended for anyone troubled by comic violence involving badgers and llamas, but highly recommended for confident, independent readers aged 8 and up, especially those who love books by Roald Dahl and David Walliams – and who doesn’t?

Athina Clarke