Gary Northfield is an award-winning, internationally successful author-illustrator of the humorous Julius Zebra history series. His comic strip Derek the Sheep famously appeared in The Beano. Gary has also created comics for The Phoenix, The Dandy, The DFC, National Geographic Kids magazine, Horrible Histories magazine, Horrible Science magazine and The Magical World of Roald Dahl. Gary's Garden was nominated for the British Comics Awards. Gary lives in London and you can find him online at www.garynorthfield.com and Instagram as @stupidmonster.
My five-year-old and I absolutely adored this book. It was packed with laugh out loud moments and so many “what’s going to happen next?” surprises. The story was fantastic, and the illustrations were stunning, really bringing everything to life. We had planned to read one chapter a night as our bedtime story, but my son didn’t want to put it down, so we ended up reading it all in one sitting! It’s a five-star read from him. * NetGalley Reviewer * This graphic novel bursts with color and energy from the very first page, bringing relatable characters to life with humor. Gary tells the tale of normal everyday pets becoming heroes, and villains, in this comedy novel whilst also gently and effortlessly bringing into the mix themes of friendships, betrayal and forgiveness too. An action packed story perfect for young readers, and older readers alike! I read this with my 8 year old, and is easily rated Five stars from us. From the beginning the story had us giggling and we couldn't put it down until we knew the ending! * NetGalley Reviewer * I thought that this was such a fun story to read! The story was well written and it was easy to read and understand. The illustrations in the book were just wonderful, they were nice, bright and colourful and they brought the story to life too. It is 4 stars from me for this one - highly recommended and a fun read! * NetGalley Reviewer * Omg! I love this so much. It is completely bonkers but it is also absolutely hilarious. The author clearly loves animals as he has got their characteristics down to a tee, * NetGalley Reviewer *