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Lamington Left Behind: A graphic novel
Discover a land steeped in magic and danger, a girl left behind, and the animals who need her help. From debut graphic novelist Andrea Innocent comes this wildly gorgeous, immersive adventure set deep within the Australian bush.
Ever since a great flood wiped out her home, Lamington has lived alone in the Australian wilderness – until the day she stumbles upon a ragtag family of animals hiding underground. Lamington is astonished to discover she can understand the animals, and they can understand her.
They need her help to find a precious library of seeds – but the journey will be perilous, and there are troublemakers who want the seeds for themselves. Yet if Lamington and her new friends don’t try, the forest will die. And this could be Lamington’s only chance to find her mother again …
With extraordinary full-colour artwork, Lamington Left Behind is a middle-grade adventure story that will captivate readers with its richly detailed world, twisting plot and vivid cast of characters – including brave koalas, talking mushrooms and a gang of feral children.
★ Lamington Left Behind is from Figment Books, the home of the best, boldest and most exciting graphic novels in Australian publishing.
Lamington Left Behind is perfect Independent readers aged 8–12 Graphic-novel fans, especially those who love Luke Pearson's Hilda series and Jason Pamment's Treasure in the Lake Parents, teachers and librarians seeking engrossing, high-quality visual storytelling Gift-givers looking for a kids' graphic novel with incredible artwork and an immersive adventure story
Ever since a great flood wiped out her home, Lamington has lived alone in the Australian wilderness – until the day she stumbles upon a ragtag family of animals hiding underground. Lamington is astonished to discover she can understand the animals, and they can understand her.
They need her help to find a precious library of seeds – but the journey will be perilous, and there are troublemakers who want the seeds for themselves. Yet if Lamington and her new friends don’t try, the forest will die. And this could be Lamington’s only chance to find her mother again …
With extraordinary full-colour artwork, Lamington Left Behind is a middle-grade adventure story that will captivate readers with its richly detailed world, twisting plot and vivid cast of characters – including brave koalas, talking mushrooms and a gang of feral children.
★ Lamington Left Behind is from Figment Books, the home of the best, boldest and most exciting graphic novels in Australian publishing.
Lamington Left Behind is perfect Independent readers aged 8–12 Graphic-novel fans, especially those who love Luke Pearson's Hilda series and Jason Pamment's Treasure in the Lake Parents, teachers and librarians seeking engrossing, high-quality visual storytelling Gift-givers looking for a kids' graphic novel with incredible artwork and an immersive adventure story
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Published March 10, 2026
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April 17, 2026
We really enjoyed this graphic novel. I enjoyed it as well as my kids. The illustrations were great and the story was really good also.
Thank you so much to the publishers, Hardie Grant Kids, for sending me a copy.
Thank you so much to the publishers, Hardie Grant Kids, for sending me a copy.
April 4, 2026
An Aussie Post Apocalyptic adventure, that also talks of climate change and preserving nature.
The world Lamington lives in has been ravaged by climate change, with the threat of a great flood and the end of the world looming.
She is in search of food and also that of her mum and it’s a journey filled with botz, koalas, tigers, a baby, an axodragon and talking mushrooms.
I adored Ulysses the spider, his antics and humour just added that little bit extra to the story🕷️
Thank-you Andrea and @hardiegrantkids for a gifted copy, in exchange for an honest review.
The world Lamington lives in has been ravaged by climate change, with the threat of a great flood and the end of the world looming.
She is in search of food and also that of her mum and it’s a journey filled with botz, koalas, tigers, a baby, an axodragon and talking mushrooms.
I adored Ulysses the spider, his antics and humour just added that little bit extra to the story🕷️
Thank-you Andrea and @hardiegrantkids for a gifted copy, in exchange for an honest review.
March 30, 2026
Review from my six-year-old kid:
“That was the best book ever. It’s better than Star Wars, Wings of Fire, anything! I have to read it every day forever. Can you get me the next book in the series? Can we get it as soon as it comes out? Let’s call her and say ‘Yo, when’s the next book coming out?’ It’s soooo good. I want the box set. I want 13 Lamington books!”
“That was the best book ever. It’s better than Star Wars, Wings of Fire, anything! I have to read it every day forever. Can you get me the next book in the series? Can we get it as soon as it comes out? Let’s call her and say ‘Yo, when’s the next book coming out?’ It’s soooo good. I want the box set. I want 13 Lamington books!”
March 13, 2026
I recommend this book so much! It has great illustrations, amazing names, and awesome creatures and characters!! I love this book because it has adventure, animals and survival and very cute koalas that wear clothes. So if you like animals and adventure you should definitely get this amazing book!!!❤️
-Willow G(11)
-Willow G(11)
March 15, 2026
This is a graphic novel bound to become a classic for all time. I loved that it was set in a post-apocalyptic Australia with native animal characters with a strong environmental and conservationist focus. The world Lamington lives in has been ravaged by climate change and today’s children need stories like this. Every character is lively and memorable even if they only appear for a page. Perfect for fans of whimsical worlds, for lovers of Moomin and Hilda. The palette feels particularly unique and the art is just delightful to look at. It had such a particular style that evokes cosines and humour. Every child I’ve seen read it has not been able to put it down and we’ve found the same for ourselves. Great for kids about 8-12 but really anyone older will enjoy it as well. I understand that the author herself is an animal carer as a conservation activist which underpins the message of the narrative even more deeply.
Review of advance copy
This is a wonderful story with stunning illustrations. Lamington is a girl who gets separated from her mum in a future world ruled by robots. After years of fending for herself she meets a group of animals who join her on a mission to find some seeds that will help heal her world. It’s part adventure, part fantasy, with a climate change theme. A great story for kids who like their graphic novels with a little more depth, and for fans of Amulet and Lightfall.
May 19, 2026
Good story with great characters.
May 19, 2026
this was so cute…an apocalypse set in the australian outback with themes of environmentalism… i hope my kids have fun reading it
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