Mr Badger and the Boubles Grand Hotel

Leigh Hobbs is the bestselling author of more than 20 books, including the iconic Old Tom, Mr Chicken goes to Paris and Horrible Harriet. As an artist, he works across a range of mediums, as well as writing and illustrating his children's books.Mr Chicken goes to Paris was shortlisted for the 2010 Prime Minister's Literary awards and has been a constantly popular title at the Louvre Museum Bookshop in Paris. Old Tom has been adapted into an extremely popular ABC TV series. Leigh Hobbs was the Australian Children's Laureate for 2016-17. Leigh was honoured by Australia Post in 2019 with his own 'Australian Legend' postage stamp featuring his portrait together with Mr Chicken. His subversive humour has delighted children for over three decades. You can read more about Leigh at www.leighhobbs.com

Praise for Mr Badger and the Big Surprise (Aussie Reviews) 'Mr Badger is a master of preparedness and an island of calm. Nothing fazes him. He is ready for any emergency. But behind that demeanour is a person (okay, a badger) who feels things just like anyone else. Mr Badger and the Big Surprise is a story about behaving badly and behaving well. But behind the behaviours the thoughts are much the same. We all need to be valued. Readers will enjoy the atrocious behaviour of Sylvia. Each opening includes black and white illustrations, making this a perfect introduction for newly confident readers in transition to longer texts. Fans of Leigh Hobbs will appreciate his dry humour.'