
If you’ve got a reader aged seven or up at home who has been dragging their heels when it comes to reading, here’s a story that will draw them right in and make a lifelong reader out of them. The Bad Guys is an engaging read with a great story that isn’t too text-heavy. Between the snappy dialogue and the comic book-style illustrations, the kids will be in stitches when they read this book. This isn’t as easy as it sounds when doing evil deeds is in your nature. Mr Wolf, Mr Piranha, Mr Snake and Mr Shark are four bad guys who want to be good.


Here are five reasons why we think it’s brilliant.

Aaron Blabey’s The Bad Guys: Episode 1 is one of the six books shortlisted for this year’s Readings Children’s Book Prize.
