Koala Calamity

Koala Calamity #1

by Jonathan Meres

The fifth animal in the hilarious AWESOME ANIMALS series – awesome adventures with the wildest wildlife.

From the author of the hilarious WORLD OF NORM series comes the first of two crazy koala capers.
You might think that koalas are boring, just because all they do is eat eucalyptus leaves and sleep. For 19 hours a day. But you’d be wrong. They’re not boring. They’re just LAZY. They’re chilling, basically, kicking back and catching some rays in the treetops, and staying out of trouble.

At least, that’s what our cool koala buddies Dude and Bro, and little brother Squirt WERE doing, till one day they wake up to find they’ve missed their transfer from the koala sanctuary to the zoo across town, and will now have to find their own way there before Mum and Dad find out they’re missing.

Can they make it across town in their stolen zoo buggy or will the day end in one great big koala calamity?

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Wilde Sky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Three Koala Bears get separated from their parents during a move from a nature reserve to a zoo.

This adventure story is very sweet and engaging. The dialogue and characters are good and well-drawn.

I enjoyed this book and I pretty sure most children (and parents) will find it entertaining.

[Sean Harding · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jonathan Meres but no Norm in sight in fact it is the wacky tale of three Koalas who get lost on their move to a new place and their round about way of finding there way there. Humorous and slightly bonkers story, but remembering this is the guy who writes the World of Norm that is too be expected. A series though? Where does it go from here?

[Joseph · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is a very funny book if you like the great Australian Outback.

[Lizzie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too much dialogue and not enough descriptions about what was actually going on. And why are the koalas called Bro and Dude? Couldn't the author think of any other Australian koala names?

[Maggie Surmon]

Good and funny book 📕 for people who laugh a lot and read and love 🐨

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This author was recommended to me as a good author for the year group that I teach, so I decided I needed to check him out. This was a fun book - cute animal characters providing the narrative for a day of adventure. Definitely one I will be using with my class.