Recommended by Stephen L Holland, Guest Editor, June 2021: Looshkin by Jamie Smart stars a manic blue cat terrorizing its family household, their neighbours, their elderly relatives and any odd-ball expert foolish enough to step through their doors. Utterly oblivious and determinedly in denial, Looshkin refuses to take responsibility or any notice of what you or I would call reality. You will cry with laughter. Recommend you moderate your sugar intake first.
You may think that your cat is mad, but they've got nothing on Looshkin. Leave him for just a moment and you'll find that your house has flooded, a steam train has smashed into your living room and a portal to another dimension has opened in your loft. And everything is covered in bees. And there are sirens. Looshkin, what have you done?!
Jamie Smart is the multi-million-selling creator behind such well-loved series as Bunny vs Monkey, Megalomaniacs and Looshkin, all of which regularly feature in the hugely popular comic The Phoenix. He is also the creator of the Max and Chaffy comic series for younger readers.
In 2024, Jamie was named Illustrator of the Year and won the Illustrated Children's Book Award at the British Book Awards, as well as Illustrator of the Year and Best Book for Ages 6-8 at the Lollies Awards. His popularity with readers is borne out by the vast numbers of fans who attend his events.
In 2026 Jamie's Bunny vs Monkey characters featured in a World Book Day £1 book - Bunny vs Monkey: Total Chaos - reaching tens of thousand of children.
Looshkin is the maddest cat in the world! You may think that your cat is mad, but they've got nothing on Looshkin.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Looshkin and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
Looshkin features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Funny, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Graphic Novels & Comics, Animal Stories, Featured Books for 7+ readers
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Looshkin was written by Jamie Smart and published by David Fickling Books