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Aggie Flea is NOT a Liar!
Meet Aggie Flea-a girl with a BIG imagination ... that lands her in even BIGGER trouble! When a mysterious new neighbour arrives in the middle of the night, Aggie's convinced he's a vampire!
Can she prove it? Or will everyone think she's a liar?
Can she prove it? Or will everyone think she's a liar?
- GenresHumor
192 pages, Paperback
Published September 1, 2023
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Tania Ingram
15 books9 followersTania Ingram is an award winning, internationally published author of children’s picture books and novels including the rollicking Jinny and Cooper series and the bestselling Aggie Flea series. She has acted as a peer assessor on the literature panel for Arts South Australia’s grants program and is an active ambassador for the SA Premier’s Reading Challenge.
She was born in Whyalla, South Australia and moved to Adelaide as a teenager. She studied at the University of South Australia and graduated with a Masters Degree in clinical psychology. Prior to becoming a full time writer she was a child psychologist, specialising in brain injury, disability and adolescent mental health.
Tania’s first picture book, Dog on Log was published in 2013. This story evolved from a game Tania played with her young daughter. The purpose of the game was to teach rhyme, phonetics and prepositions. Tania sent the story to a publisher and was thrilled when it was picked up for publication.
My Teacher’s Big Bad Secret, the first book in the Jinny and Cooper series was published in February 2016, and was shortlisted in the 2016 Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards.
Book #2, Revenge of the Stone Witch was also published in February 2016 while Books #3, Curse of the Genie’s Ring and #4, Search for the Sea Bogle, followed in September 2016.
Tania also has an Aussie Mates book for junior readers, The Great Barbie Disaster, which was published in November 2016 and her celebrated picture book, Oma’s Buttons, was released in April 2018.
The first book in her hilarious Aggie Flea series, Aggie Flea is NOT a liar!, came out in September 2023 and was listed as a Notable Book in the 2024 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards. Book 2, Aggie Flea Steals the Show! was released in March 2024 and won an honour book award in the 2025 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards.
Also released in 2024 was her acclaimed mid-grade novel, The Other Shadow, which has won several awards including a Notable Book award in the 2024 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards 2025, a shortlist placement for The Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s Literature in the 2025 NSW Literary Awards, and a shortlist / second place award in the Forevability Awards 2025.
In 2024, Tanis also released two picture books - Walls, and The Bug Book.
In her spare time, Tania likes to read children’s fiction, crochet crooked rugs and sing to her chickens who pretend to be oblivious to her talent.
www.taniaingram.com
She was born in Whyalla, South Australia and moved to Adelaide as a teenager. She studied at the University of South Australia and graduated with a Masters Degree in clinical psychology. Prior to becoming a full time writer she was a child psychologist, specialising in brain injury, disability and adolescent mental health.
Tania’s first picture book, Dog on Log was published in 2013. This story evolved from a game Tania played with her young daughter. The purpose of the game was to teach rhyme, phonetics and prepositions. Tania sent the story to a publisher and was thrilled when it was picked up for publication.
My Teacher’s Big Bad Secret, the first book in the Jinny and Cooper series was published in February 2016, and was shortlisted in the 2016 Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards.
Book #2, Revenge of the Stone Witch was also published in February 2016 while Books #3, Curse of the Genie’s Ring and #4, Search for the Sea Bogle, followed in September 2016.
Tania also has an Aussie Mates book for junior readers, The Great Barbie Disaster, which was published in November 2016 and her celebrated picture book, Oma’s Buttons, was released in April 2018.
The first book in her hilarious Aggie Flea series, Aggie Flea is NOT a liar!, came out in September 2023 and was listed as a Notable Book in the 2024 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards. Book 2, Aggie Flea Steals the Show! was released in March 2024 and won an honour book award in the 2025 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards.
Also released in 2024 was her acclaimed mid-grade novel, The Other Shadow, which has won several awards including a Notable Book award in the 2024 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards 2025, a shortlist placement for The Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s Literature in the 2025 NSW Literary Awards, and a shortlist / second place award in the Forevability Awards 2025.
In 2024, Tanis also released two picture books - Walls, and The Bug Book.
In her spare time, Tania likes to read children’s fiction, crochet crooked rugs and sing to her chickens who pretend to be oblivious to her talent.
www.taniaingram.com
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February 8, 2024
This book is laugh out loud funny.
Aggie Flea, like most of us, is a complicated character: daughter, sister, liar, student, vampire hunter, detective.
With her vegetarian mother and big-headed brother, Jack, home life is never dull. Especially when a new neighbour moves in during the middle of the night.
This is the first book in the series, and my hat goes off to the designer and illustrator- top work. The ‘Princess Zombie’ comic passages will delight readers of all ages.
But Scholastic, why did you let naughty words like ‘stupid’ and ‘shut up’ past the keeper? These are the words that school librarians dread in early chapter books😢
Aggie Flea, like most of us, is a complicated character: daughter, sister, liar, student, vampire hunter, detective.
With her vegetarian mother and big-headed brother, Jack, home life is never dull. Especially when a new neighbour moves in during the middle of the night.
This is the first book in the series, and my hat goes off to the designer and illustrator- top work. The ‘Princess Zombie’ comic passages will delight readers of all ages.
But Scholastic, why did you let naughty words like ‘stupid’ and ‘shut up’ past the keeper? These are the words that school librarians dread in early chapter books😢
April 16, 2025
AGGIE FLEA NON È UNA BUGIARDA di Tania Ingram e A. Yi. Un simpaticissimo racconto illustrato perfetto per scoprirle la grande bellezza e il potere dell’immaginazione, dell’onestà e del valore dell’amicizia. Da 8 anni <3 https://ilmondodichri.com/aggie-flea-...
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April 28, 2025
South Australian author Tania Ingram has published various picture books, junior fiction stories and the middle grade novel The Other Shadow since making her debut in 2013. Before becoming a full-time author, she was a child psychologist specialising in brain injury, disability and adolescent mental health.
Aggie Flea is NOT a Liar! is the hilarious first book in a highly illustrated junior fiction series about a girl whose vivid imagination frequently lands her in trouble. Aggie is in Year 5 and lives with her mum and older brother.
The trouble begins when a new neighbour moves in during the night. Between this, his hearse-like car and a letter from the Red Cross, Aggie decides he must be a vampire. So when an article-writing competition is announced at school, Aggie tells everyone she’s going to interview a vampire. She subsequently befriends her neighbour and learns he’s not a vampire but simply a nice old man, but decides to write the article anyway. To Aggie’s credit, she wasn’t planning to submit it – merely show it to her nemesis then pretend to lose it – but thanks to an over-helpful friend, it ends up being submitted anyway.
This delightful book is full of kid appeal – and a fair dose of adult appeal too! Written in first person present tense, the story rollicks along with frequent quirky similes and metaphors and entertaining childlike observations. Black and white illustrations by A. Yi are on almost every spread, and some words are highlighted in bright pink text. There are several multipage inserts from Aggie’s favourite graphic novel series, Princess Zombie. Although the very pink cover indicates the publisher is targeting young girls with this series, it would make a great read for all kids. There are some solid lessons about friendship, apologies and the blessings of a big imagination – and a fun twist at the end too.
Aggie Flea is NOT a Liar! was a Notable in the 2024 CBCA Book of the Year Awards. Its sequel, Aggie Flea Steals the Show!, is currently shortlisted in the 2025 Awards.
This review was first shared on StoryLinks Australia.
Aggie Flea is NOT a Liar! is the hilarious first book in a highly illustrated junior fiction series about a girl whose vivid imagination frequently lands her in trouble. Aggie is in Year 5 and lives with her mum and older brother.
The trouble begins when a new neighbour moves in during the night. Between this, his hearse-like car and a letter from the Red Cross, Aggie decides he must be a vampire. So when an article-writing competition is announced at school, Aggie tells everyone she’s going to interview a vampire. She subsequently befriends her neighbour and learns he’s not a vampire but simply a nice old man, but decides to write the article anyway. To Aggie’s credit, she wasn’t planning to submit it – merely show it to her nemesis then pretend to lose it – but thanks to an over-helpful friend, it ends up being submitted anyway.
This delightful book is full of kid appeal – and a fair dose of adult appeal too! Written in first person present tense, the story rollicks along with frequent quirky similes and metaphors and entertaining childlike observations. Black and white illustrations by A. Yi are on almost every spread, and some words are highlighted in bright pink text. There are several multipage inserts from Aggie’s favourite graphic novel series, Princess Zombie. Although the very pink cover indicates the publisher is targeting young girls with this series, it would make a great read for all kids. There are some solid lessons about friendship, apologies and the blessings of a big imagination – and a fun twist at the end too.
Aggie Flea is NOT a Liar! was a Notable in the 2024 CBCA Book of the Year Awards. Its sequel, Aggie Flea Steals the Show!, is currently shortlisted in the 2025 Awards.
This review was first shared on StoryLinks Australia.
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March 14, 2024
Trigger & Content Warnings
Mentions of parental divorce
Minor bullying
Mentions of parental divorce
Minor bullying
June 26, 2024
This is a fun read for everyone who has let their imagination run away with them. Aggie’s imagination is fast and creative, but life isn’t simple. Dad no longer lives with them, and he used to understand her. Mum and her teacher think her imagination gets in the way of her learning.
A new neighbour moves in in the middle of the night driving a hearse. WOW, Aggie’s mind races. Do they have a vampire neighbour? Are their bodies in the car? When asked to write about an interesting older person, Aggie tells her best friend she is writing about her vampire neighbour. Her friends tell the class, and that makes Anggie's life much harder, especially when she realises the truth about her neighbour. How does she sort it all?
I liked the humour, pace and characters. This is an interesting dilemma many people experience when exaggerating the truth.
Recommended for readers eight years and older.
A new neighbour moves in in the middle of the night driving a hearse. WOW, Aggie’s mind races. Do they have a vampire neighbour? Are their bodies in the car? When asked to write about an interesting older person, Aggie tells her best friend she is writing about her vampire neighbour. Her friends tell the class, and that makes Anggie's life much harder, especially when she realises the truth about her neighbour. How does she sort it all?
I liked the humour, pace and characters. This is an interesting dilemma many people experience when exaggerating the truth.
Recommended for readers eight years and older.
March 12, 2024
Aggie Flea has an imagination that gets her into trouble - especially at school and at home. When a new and mysterious neighbor arrives in tthe middle of the night all the clues indicate that he is a vampire! Informed by her heroine dirct from the PRincess Zombie books Aggie navigates hwer world in a funny and eratic way, creating a succession of disasters.
This is a fun book for middle primary girls - shamelessly girlish with a Princess heroine, fluorescent pink highlights throughout and the inserted pink zombie episodes as comic inserts throughout.
A 2024 CBCA Notable title in the Younger Readers category.
This is a fun book for middle primary girls - shamelessly girlish with a Princess heroine, fluorescent pink highlights throughout and the inserted pink zombie episodes as comic inserts throughout.
A 2024 CBCA Notable title in the Younger Readers category.
March 9, 2024
4.25 ★
i'm letting myself count mg & children's books in my personal reading challenges this year, because why not? i read them!
this is a cbca notable, so i gave it a go and i loved it! made me laugh out loud an embarrassing amount of times
➸ Content warnings for mentions of parental divorce and minor bullying.
▷ Representation: Kumi (sc) is Korean-Australian.
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i'm letting myself count mg & children's books in my personal reading challenges this year, because why not? i read them!
this is a cbca notable, so i gave it a go and i loved it! made me laugh out loud an embarrassing amount of times
➸ Content warnings for mentions of parental divorce and minor bullying.
▷ Representation: Kumi (sc) is Korean-Australian.
Blog • Trigger Warning Database • StoryGraph
March 11, 2024
A slow start but I really liked where this story went. A junior contemporary novel about a girl with a big imagination. I remember keeping a 'dossier' on some of my neighbors as a kid too! I wasn't expecting the ending which was a present surprise. Will definitely be giving this to my girls to read and recommending to others.
CBCA Notables 2024 - Younger Readers
CBCA Notables 2024 - Younger Readers
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May 3, 2024adorable, laugh out loud hilarious, delightful illustrations, pet mouse (mr pickles), older brother, korean best friend, book lover, suspects her old neighbour is a vampire, divorced parents, school, big imagination leads to trouble
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