Meerkat Madness

Written by Ian Whybrow

Narrated by Gareth Cassidy

The first book in the hilarious Awesome Animals series – awesome adventures with the wildest wildlife.

Told in Ian Whybrow’s unique style, this hilarious animal adventure starring ever-popular meerkats is a funny, fast-paced, sure-fire hit.

Meerkat Madness is the story of a burrow of meerkat pups and their eccentric babysitter, Uncle Fearless who once travelled to the Blah-Blah camp at the edge of the desert. Truth be told, Uncle is a bit of a show-off but the pups love his colourful stories even if they don’t really believe them.

But then they find a mysterious object buried in the sand and it isn’t long before they are caught up in a daring adventure of their own!

A hilarious story about ever-endearing meerkats from the creator of Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Mar 3, 2011
• ISBN: 9780007429189

Ian Whybrow

Ian Whybrow’s many popular successes range from picture books to novels for older children. Best known for his original humour, he always writes with adult readers as well as young ones in mind. He has a brilliant ear for voices, and takes pride in the fact that his work reads aloud very well. ‘I loved being read to as a child,’ he says. ‘And I loved the sense that my parents were enjoying it too. For me, that’s the acid test for any book – that there’s something in it for everyone to enjoy.