The Bad Guys in Mission Unpluckable

by Aaron Blabey

144 pages, Hardcover

Published May 6, 2025

About the author

Aaron is an Australian author of children's books and artist who until the mid-2000s was also an actor. His award winning picture books include Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley, The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon and the best-selling Pig the Pug.

In the field of acting, he is probably best known for his lead roles in two television dramedies, 1994's The Damnation of Harvey McHugh, for which he won an Australian Film Institute Award, and 2003's CrashBurn, before retiring from performance in 2005.

Reviews

[Amanda Borys · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am not sure this should count as a book, but I did read it in a short time. Very funny and silly, I like the idea of animals that are vilified for what they are (a wolf, shark, snake, piranha, and a spider) trying to be good guys. Unfortunately they are mis-represented and their actions mis-characterized despite their best intentions. Too funny.

My only complaint was I laughed out loud and I was reading it on public transit.

I definitely see a live action remake with Lucy Lui, Drew Barrymore, and Cameron Diaz leading the cast. I think they have the quirky sense of humour that would carry this off.

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aaron Blabey has done it again! The art and the pacing and the adventure is right on target! I think having watched the movie, I enjoy this story better without having seen it first, but sometimes you are just at the whims of opportunity. This is a great follow-up the very first adventure. I see now, that to make the movie great…they took multiple stories from the first few books and mashed the together. Upon reading the first two books, I am excited for what the rest of the series has to offer. I am also thrilled to know there are a bunch more volumes for you to enjoy. The right level of action, adventure, humor and characters.