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Pet Defenders
Escape From Planet Bogey
The Pet Defenders Code:
1. The safety of Planet Earth depends on you.
2. Humans MUST NOT know the truth.
GOOD LUCK – you’ll need it…
Animals are disappearing from Nothington-on-Sea and the Pet Defenders suspect alien activity. Secret agents Biskit and Mitzy find themselves caught up in the Planet Bogey Games. Biskit suspects the contest might hold the key to finding his missing partner, Champ. Can our heroes win the game? And what’s more, can they get back home after?
This fast-paced funny series features action, mystery and animal antics. Perfect for wannabe detectives and kids who love Spy Dog and The Adventures of Captain Underpants!
1. The safety of Planet Earth depends on you.
2. Humans MUST NOT know the truth.
GOOD LUCK – you’ll need it…
Animals are disappearing from Nothington-on-Sea and the Pet Defenders suspect alien activity. Secret agents Biskit and Mitzy find themselves caught up in the Planet Bogey Games. Biskit suspects the contest might hold the key to finding his missing partner, Champ. Can our heroes win the game? And what’s more, can they get back home after?
This fast-paced funny series features action, mystery and animal antics. Perfect for wannabe detectives and kids who love Spy Dog and The Adventures of Captain Underpants!
128 pages, Paperback
Published August 10, 2017
5 people want to read
About the author
Gareth P. Jones
79 books154 followersGareth first started writing when he was very young but it wasn’t until he was in his early twenties that he completed his first novel. Having had it universally rejected he wrote a novel for children called Who Killed Charlie Twig, which received an equally unimpressed reception and remains rightly unpublished to this day.
Some years passed during which Gareth met his future wife, Lisa and began a career in TV, working on shows such as The Big Breakfast and Richard & Judy. Then one day he found himself having lunch at the offices of Bloomsbury. He mentioned the unpublished book to a nice lady called Sarah, who politely suggested that he should send in the first three chapters for her to look at (and most likely dismiss, she thought to herself). Gareth returned home and excitedly told his wife this news, who gently explained that the book he had written actually wasn’t very good, but reminded him that he had recently begun work on a much better idea. This turned out to be good advice. In 2007 Bloomsbury published the first of four books in the series The Dragon Detective Agency and have since published The Thornthwaite Inheritance, Space Crime Conspiracy and The Considine Curse. He has also written a shorter story, Perry’s 5, published by Barrington Stoke and a series of books called Ninja Meerkats, published by Stripes.
Gareth now divides his time between writing books, producing TV programmes, spending time with his wife and son, Herbie and playing the slightly ludicrous number of stringed instruments in his front room.
NOMINATIONS & AWARDS
The Dragon Detective Agency: The Case of the Missing Cats was shortlisted for the Waterstone’s Book Prize.
The Thornthwaite Inheritance was shortlisted for eleven local book awards and won seven of them.
The Considine Curse was voted Blue Peter Book of the Year 2012.
Some years passed during which Gareth met his future wife, Lisa and began a career in TV, working on shows such as The Big Breakfast and Richard & Judy. Then one day he found himself having lunch at the offices of Bloomsbury. He mentioned the unpublished book to a nice lady called Sarah, who politely suggested that he should send in the first three chapters for her to look at (and most likely dismiss, she thought to herself). Gareth returned home and excitedly told his wife this news, who gently explained that the book he had written actually wasn’t very good, but reminded him that he had recently begun work on a much better idea. This turned out to be good advice. In 2007 Bloomsbury published the first of four books in the series The Dragon Detective Agency and have since published The Thornthwaite Inheritance, Space Crime Conspiracy and The Considine Curse. He has also written a shorter story, Perry’s 5, published by Barrington Stoke and a series of books called Ninja Meerkats, published by Stripes.
Gareth now divides his time between writing books, producing TV programmes, spending time with his wife and son, Herbie and playing the slightly ludicrous number of stringed instruments in his front room.
NOMINATIONS & AWARDS
The Dragon Detective Agency: The Case of the Missing Cats was shortlisted for the Waterstone’s Book Prize.
The Thornthwaite Inheritance was shortlisted for eleven local book awards and won seven of them.
The Considine Curse was voted Blue Peter Book of the Year 2012.
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October 3, 2025
Exactly what you would expect.
April 17, 2018
My gorgeous six-year old cousin was insistent I borrow this from him and read it. It was a really enjoyable, easy read for a young age group.
August 1, 2017
Thanks to NetGalley for providing a review copy in exchange for an honest review.
Escape from Planet Bogey is a great addition to the Pet Defender series following Attack of the Alien Dung and Beards from Outer Space. My boys (aged 4 and 9) love the slapstick humour and there are plenty of poo and snot references to keep most little ones (and some big ones) chuckling! The chapters are short and snappy which means they are perfect for reading aloud to younger children or for more confident readers to tackle on their own. It's great to see a series of books which are clearly written for young children in mind. Some adults might shy away from poo and snot references but these are the kind of things that many young kids find fascinating and tend to laugh about. When you couple this with talking cats and dogs and secret spies you've hit upon a recipe for success. A fab series from Gareth P Jones, with great illustrations from Steve May.
Escape from Planet Bogey is a great addition to the Pet Defender series following Attack of the Alien Dung and Beards from Outer Space. My boys (aged 4 and 9) love the slapstick humour and there are plenty of poo and snot references to keep most little ones (and some big ones) chuckling! The chapters are short and snappy which means they are perfect for reading aloud to younger children or for more confident readers to tackle on their own. It's great to see a series of books which are clearly written for young children in mind. Some adults might shy away from poo and snot references but these are the kind of things that many young kids find fascinating and tend to laugh about. When you couple this with talking cats and dogs and secret spies you've hit upon a recipe for success. A fab series from Gareth P Jones, with great illustrations from Steve May.
February 14, 2020
Escape from Planet Bogey is a great addition to the Pet Defender series following Attack of the Alien Dung and Beards from Outer Space. My boys (aged 4 and 9) love the slapstick humour and there are plenty of poo and snot references to keep most little ones (and some big ones) chuckling! The chapters are short and snappy which means they are perfect for reading aloud to younger children or for more confident readers to tackle on their own. It's great to see a series of books which are clearly written for young children in mind. Some adults might shy away from poo and snot references but these are the kind of things that many young kids find fascinating and tend to laugh about. When you couple this with talking cats and dogs and secret spies you've hit upon a recipe for success. A fab series from Gareth P Jones, with great illustrations from Steve May.
December 9, 2025
Cute enough
December 19, 2024
It was great because it had a cat in, mitzy is like me because she doesn't like mushrooms. I think everyone would like this book. Great book but I got a bit confused on some of the bits. By E aged 6
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