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Looshkin
Looshkin: The Adventures of the Maddest Cat in the World
Looshkin is the maddest cat in the world! You may think that your cat is mad, but they've got nothing on Looshkin. Leave him for just a moment and you'll find that your house has flooded, a steam train has smashed into your living room and a portal to another dimension has opened in your loft. And everything is covered in bees. And there are sirens. Looshkin, what have you done?!
64 pages, Paperback
First published May 3, 2018
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Jamie Smart
76 books81 followersJamie Smart is a British comic artist and author best known for his 10-issue comic series Bear and his popular children's comic series Bunny vs Monkey running in the Phoenix magazine.
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May 12, 2018
So you thought Bunny Vs Monkey was a high-octane nutfest of utter lunacy, but Jamie Smart was clearly using that to ease us in and prepare us for the freaky feline madness of Looshkin. Once upon a time only cat owners would know the true strangeness of their own cats, but the wonder of the internet reveals that most cats are little screwy, and as this book proves, Looshkin is the screwiest of them all.
Operating on his own personal wavelength of reality, Looshkin is a danger to all around him as he recklessly orders pigs over the phone, battles clowns and opens portals to a hideous dimension of further Looshkin madness. Possessing a beguiling mix of curiosity and carelessness coupled with being completely oblivious to the destruction and mayhem he causes further adds to the general chaos and bizarre shenanigans. Things tend to go instantly from bad to worse, as squirrels attack from their hiding place in the loft, cakes explode and penguins visit.
Often I read reviews that say “laugh out loud funny” but I can say with confidence that the phrase “pink frilly knick-knacks” had be chortling like a good’un. It’s all in the timing, I’m sure.
How could any child not enjoy this heady mix of stark-raving craziness and cartoon anarchy? Simply brilliant. Buy it.
Operating on his own personal wavelength of reality, Looshkin is a danger to all around him as he recklessly orders pigs over the phone, battles clowns and opens portals to a hideous dimension of further Looshkin madness. Possessing a beguiling mix of curiosity and carelessness coupled with being completely oblivious to the destruction and mayhem he causes further adds to the general chaos and bizarre shenanigans. Things tend to go instantly from bad to worse, as squirrels attack from their hiding place in the loft, cakes explode and penguins visit.
Often I read reviews that say “laugh out loud funny” but I can say with confidence that the phrase “pink frilly knick-knacks” had be chortling like a good’un. It’s all in the timing, I’m sure.
How could any child not enjoy this heady mix of stark-raving craziness and cartoon anarchy? Simply brilliant. Buy it.
December 19, 2024
Are you looking for a super funny action packed adventure including a crazy cat then this is the book for you.Looshkin the crazy cat is always leaving a massive mess behind.This book will keep you laughing for days.
November 25, 2021
I bought his for myself because I’ve been a fan of Jamie Smart’s comics for many years. I read this to my 5 year old son, who thought it was hilarious. He said it was “so funny it made his heart die” and he wanted to “spend all his money on more Looshkin books”. So at least we know what he’s getting for Christmas because he made me check and thankfully there is a second Looshkin book out now! Highly recommended by 5 year olds and 45 year olds alike. He particularly liked the Let’s Play Pig or Fish page.
March 16, 2020
6 year old says... I think it's REALLY funny when the person farts in looshkin's face.
40 year old says... I mean... it's not Shakespeare or anything, but Jay's giggles always make me laugh so I really enjoyed the book.
40 year old says... I mean... it's not Shakespeare or anything, but Jay's giggles always make me laugh so I really enjoyed the book.
September 4, 2018
Super fun! I love the little Looshkin and his adventures. Nice to read this while I'm reading all the serious adult books :p
February 15, 2019
Reading as part of a book award at school, obviously I am not the target audience. My 9 year old found it side splittingly funny, It gave me a headache!!!
July 14, 2019
I personally prefer Smart's Bunny vs Monkey series, but this book would be great for younger readers. Looshkin is, without a doubt, quite mad.
December 26, 2019
Very childish. Four stars.
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September 8, 2020
My son LOVED this so I really should give it 5 stars but it is a 4 from me because there were bits I just couldn’t understand (my 7 year old son had to explain them to me!)
February 24, 2021
Hilariously funny!
Loved the book, and have read it 6 times.
Never gets old, and Jamie Smart is an AMAZING author!
Loved the book, and have read it 6 times.
Never gets old, and Jamie Smart is an AMAZING author!
April 3, 2021
Genuinely one of the funniest characters around. Although these books belong to my child, we all laugh at these. There's a little bit of Looshkin in each of us.
May 18, 2021
We read this comic book together with my son and it made us laugh eternally.
November 13, 2021
Absolutely hilarious. Loved every moment reading it, and got me into a brilliant new weekly magazine called The Phoenix.
April 15, 2022
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January 1, 2023
hilarious i love all the mayhem and i laugh so hard every time
July 28, 2023
Very cute comic, excellent for kids.
August 10, 2023
This is a hilarious book by Jamie Smart. He is an absolute genius and the illustrations are fantastic.
January 24, 2024
omg a remember a boy in my class got me into these, they’re so good!
October 18, 2020
It's outright hilarious!! I couldn't read it without laughing (in my mind) and smiling! I love Jamie's art style!
These comics start out normally, until the title character starts doing something his own way and/or just uses his own imagination, and things escalate from there all the way to the end of each comic, with lots of hilarious antics! PIGS!
If my memory serves me correctly, these comics originally appeared in various past issues of "The Phoenix" (UK magazine), and have been neatly collected into volumes (one comic takes up a few pages in the magazine, the same applies here), and it also helps for someone like me who doesn't actually live in the UK, and thus does not have access to the aforementioned magazine! While I can't confirm this, I assume that these comics are printed at the same size as when they originally appeared in the magazine.
There are also some appropriately hilarious separator or filler pages, likely filling in for the last or first page of the previous or next comic or article from when it originally ran in the magazine.
These comics start out normally, until the title character starts doing something his own way and/or just uses his own imagination, and things escalate from there all the way to the end of each comic, with lots of hilarious antics! PIGS!
If my memory serves me correctly, these comics originally appeared in various past issues of "The Phoenix" (UK magazine), and have been neatly collected into volumes (one comic takes up a few pages in the magazine, the same applies here), and it also helps for someone like me who doesn't actually live in the UK, and thus does not have access to the aforementioned magazine! While I can't confirm this, I assume that these comics are printed at the same size as when they originally appeared in the magazine.
There are also some appropriately hilarious separator or filler pages, likely filling in for the last or first page of the previous or next comic or article from when it originally ran in the magazine.
December 28, 2021
what a craaaazy cat
December 8, 2024
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