
Chicken Hill: Attack of the Zombie Cactus
Three hilarious short stories in one brilliantly weird graphic novel
Beccy Blake(Author)
Bloomsbury Childrens Books (Publisher)
Published on 12. February 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-5266-8075-4 (ISBN)
Description
'Proper funny cartooning - I love it' - Jim Smith, Laugh Out Loud Book Award winning author of My Big Fat Poo Diary
Welcome to Chicken Hill: join Ferdy, Gripper and Tink as they investigate all things strange in their seriously weird town.
Three hilarious and off-the-wall stories in one full-colour graphic novel, perfect for fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs Monkey.
Chicken Hill: Just your average, everyday, run-of-the-mill small town, where the pets can talk, the frogs rule over a secret underwater empire and you're only ever one day away from an alien invasion.
Chicken Hill is home to Ferdy, a tech wiz with a knack for invention and a habit of running into trouble. Always with him is Gripper, his farty and self-obsessed pug, and Tink, his brother's forever-tired cat. Together, they investigate the many wild and weird happenings in town...
And whether fending off an invasion of zombie cactuses, or trying to keep an army of cloned conspiracy theorist cats out of office, there's no shortage of things to keep them busy. Because in Chicken Hill, there's only one rule: if you think things can't get weirder, they always can.
Praise for Chicken Hill
'So much charm it's impossible to resist' - Huw Aaron, author of UnFairies
'The fun never stops in Chicken Hill!' - Sheena Dempsey, author of Pablo and Splash
'Bursting with laughter and energy' - Martin Brown, Horrible Histories Illustrator
'LOTS of fun!' - Rikin Parekh, illustrator of Charlie and the Christmas Factory and The Worst Class in the World
'Brilliantly bonkers!' - Neal Layton, Nestle Smarties Book Award winning illustrator
Welcome to Chicken Hill: join Ferdy, Gripper and Tink as they investigate all things strange in their seriously weird town.
Three hilarious and off-the-wall stories in one full-colour graphic novel, perfect for fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs Monkey.
Chicken Hill: Just your average, everyday, run-of-the-mill small town, where the pets can talk, the frogs rule over a secret underwater empire and you're only ever one day away from an alien invasion.
Chicken Hill is home to Ferdy, a tech wiz with a knack for invention and a habit of running into trouble. Always with him is Gripper, his farty and self-obsessed pug, and Tink, his brother's forever-tired cat. Together, they investigate the many wild and weird happenings in town...
And whether fending off an invasion of zombie cactuses, or trying to keep an army of cloned conspiracy theorist cats out of office, there's no shortage of things to keep them busy. Because in Chicken Hill, there's only one rule: if you think things can't get weirder, they always can.
Praise for Chicken Hill
'So much charm it's impossible to resist' - Huw Aaron, author of UnFairies
'The fun never stops in Chicken Hill!' - Sheena Dempsey, author of Pablo and Splash
'Bursting with laughter and energy' - Martin Brown, Horrible Histories Illustrator
'LOTS of fun!' - Rikin Parekh, illustrator of Charlie and the Christmas Factory and The Worst Class in the World
'Brilliantly bonkers!' - Neal Layton, Nestle Smarties Book Award winning illustrator
Reviews / Votes
'Proper funny cartooning - I love it' - Jim Smith, Laugh Out Loud Book Award winning author of My Big Fat Poo Diary 'So much charm it's impossible to resist' - Huw Aaron, author of UnFairies 'The fun never stops in Chicken Hill!' - Sheena Dempsey, author of Pablo and Splash 'LOTS of fun!' - Rikin Parekh, illustrator of Charlie and the Christmas Factory and The Worst Class in the World 'Brilliantly bonkers!' - Neal Layton, Nestle Smarties Book Award winning illustratorMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 12 years
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
448 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5266-8075-4 (9781526680754)
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Persons
Beccy Blake has always loved drawing and writing about silly things and weird stuff. She went to art college in Newcastle and got a degree in illustration and design. Since then, she has continued to do illustration as well as animation work. Chicken Hill is the first in her debut graphic novel series.