The Day the Mac ’n’ Cheese Ran Out

The Terrible Trio #2

by Swapna Haddow, Minky Stapleton (Illustrator)

The Terrible Trio is a fun illustrated series, best described as The Bad Guys meets Madagascar!Marg, Zeb and Barry found a way to make their unconventional superpowers special. But now there's been a disaster at the Superheroes Café! Marg seems to have lost her ability to make Mac 'n' Cheese... and it's the only thing on the menu.Getting the worst superpowers was one thing, but now, losing them could be even worse.

192 pages, Paperback

Published February 3, 2026

Reviews

[Leila · Rating 4 out of 5]

OH NO 😢! A penguin’s mac and cheese powers have vanished?! And a lion with anger issues was promised fresh mac and cheese by evening 😱? Yep, this chaos all happens in this very book, and now the penguin and his friends have to…

- Stall the hangry lion 🦁

-Retrace the penguin’s steps to solve the mystery 🤔

-MAKE MAC AND CHEESE BY SCRATCH, and..WITHOUT POWERS?! 🧀


Read to find out more 🥳☺️

[Fatguyreading · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, what s brilliantly fun, funny read this was.

I read this with our youngest Daughter, Amelie-Rose, aged 9, over about a week or so of bedtime stories and we both really enjoyed it, especially Amelie-Rose as mac 'n' cheese is one of her favourite meals.

We follow Marg, Zeb and Barry
But oh no, there's been a catastrophe at the Superhero Cafe. Marg has forgotten how to make mac 'n' cheese and wouldn't you know it? It's the only thing on the menu and a big, angry lion and his pride are coming to eat at the Cafe for a birthday party for one of the cubs. So will our intrepid trio be ready in time? Pick up your copy to find out.

So all in all, a highly amusing, hilarious story with lots of laugh out loud moments and a quick storyline that reads so well.

A big 5 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 's from us.

[Zac · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another hilarious outing with Zeb, Marge and Barry, the animals with unusual superpowers. The perfect read for fans of Bad Guys and Investigators.