Publisher's synopsis
The series that began the creative partnership between Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton, which now encompasses eight Just! books, and are followed by the bestselling Treehouse series and many more.
Take one Shakespearean tragedy: Macbeth.
Add Andy, Danny and Lisa – the Just trio, whose madcap exploits have already delighted hundreds of thousands of readers for the last ten years.
Mix them all together to create one of the most hilarious, most dramatic, moving stories of love, Whizz Fizz, witches, murder and madness, from the bestselling and funniest children’s author in Australia.
Awards
- Helpmann Awards Nominee: Best Australian Work 2009
- Helpmann Awards Nominee: Best Presentation for Children 2009
- Prime Minister’s Literary Awards Shortlist: Children’s Fiction 2010
Andy Griffiths is one of the most popular children’s authors in Australia. He has written 33 books, including nonsense verse, short stories, comic novels and plays. His books have been New York Times bestsellers, won 80 children’s choice awards, been adapted as a television cartoon series and sold 13 million copies in Australia and New Zealand.
Andy is best known as the author of the JUST! series, The Day My Bum Went Psycho and the bestselling, award-winning, record-breaking Treehouse series, illustrated by Terry Denton.
Andy is an ambassador for The Indigenous Literacy Foundation and the Pyjama Foundation, and was awarded the Dromkeen Medal in 2015 to honour his outstanding contribution to Australian children’s literature.
Bio: Pan Macmillan Australia
Photo: Hugh Stewart, courtesy of Pan Macmillan Australia
Terry Denton has been creating children’s books for over 30 years. He has worked with many of Australia’s top authors, written much-loved picture books and junior fiction novels, won more than 40 children’s choice awards and been shortlisted many times in the Children’s Book Council of Australia awards. His Felix and Alexander won Picture Book of the Year in 1986. His books include The Upside-down History of Downunder with Alison Lloyd, The Worm Who Knew Karate with Jill Lever, as well as the Gasp! books and the animated TV series, and the world-famous Just! books and Treehouse series with Andy Griffiths. His work is characterised by a devious sense of humour, an adventurous and inventive drawing style and an informed flair for what interests and amuses kids.
Bio: Penguin Books Australia
Photo: James Penlidis Photography, courtesy of Penguin Books Australia
