Review: An Unexpected Hero: Pow Pow Pig #1

It is 2050. Although scientists have eradicated diseases, chaos reigns in the world.

Piccolo, known as Pow Pow Pig, has been taught to always help others. He and his animal group of friends, Danielle Duck, Chelsea Chicken and Barry the Goat, have joined CHOC – Creatures Helping Other Creatures, to make the world a better place. Learning skills to be of use to others in need is their mantra.

Pow Pow Pig’s time hasn’t been utilised for training of the usual kind. His allocation was the kitchen. That’s where he met his friends. He is an ace at cooking, cleaning and washing up!

After failing repeatedly to get into classes for other skills, the group decides to reinvent themselves.

12 Curly Questions with author/illustrator Peter Cheong

1. Tell us something hardly anyone knows about you.
When I was very little in school, to go to the toilet you had to have a ‘buddy’ to walk with you to and from the toilet. I was chosen as a buddy for another kid, walked her to the toilet and waited outside for maybe 30 minutes. I finally came back to class by myself and discovered she had been back for ages. I was convinced for the longest time she could teleport. She probably still can actually.

2. What is your nickname?
Bababababa. My son is nine months old.

3. What is your greatest fear?
When the nappy leaks.

Review: Enter the Roo (Kung Fu Roo #1)

Kung Fu Roo is a new graphic novel series from the best-selling Anh Do and the first book is called Enter the Roo.

The stars of Kung Fu Roo are three friends: Kai, Harry and Charley. They love martial arts and are on the way to compete in a kung fu competition when the train they're travelling on is hijacked. 

Then the train is hit by a meteor. Yet stranger events are still ahead!

After awakening in hospital, Kai returns home to discover he has a new desire to eat salads, and even a sudden hankering for grass. What's happened?!

Kai, Harry and Charley work out that weird purple goo from the meteor had a special effect. 

People who were on the train when the meteor hit werehave taken on the characteristics of zoo animals and pets which were also on the train!