The Listies' Teleportaloo by Richard Higgins and Matt Kelly

The Listies' tele-porta-loo written by Australian comedians, Matt Kelly and Richard Higgins, is the first book in their new series, sure to entertain any reader who is amused by witty comedy, crazy sci – fi adventure and super-looper toilet humour.

When Rich and Matt discover far too late that their Nan is not your average Nan and the backyard loo is not your average loo, they are sucked into an adventure that may in fact change the world as they know it! Nan has upset her arch-enemy and has taken one too many objects. It is now both Matt and Rich’s mission to save the world and retrieve one of these, the powerful hula hoop. Evading a Zilla, a flash flood, an angry mob and more, what could possibly go wrong? Will they be able to survive the encounters and save the world from potential doom? This is an adventure that many of us won’t forget for a long time, and especially Matt and Rich! Filled with quirky illustrations, hilarious captions and banter, this story is one to entertain and amuse many.  

Australian comedians Richard Higgins and Matt Kelly are usually performing laugh a minute live shows for kids. As hilariously funny and entertaining comedians and artists, they are now writing impressively appealing and riotously funny children’s novels. They have cleverly captured the audience with the mastery of similes and metaphors that leave the readers visually stimulated with a story that clearly shows the actions, feelings and emotions of all the characters. Include into the mix, many highly entertaining cartoon type illustrations and you get a book that is guaranteed to give you a laugh and a half!  The question is, what escapades and shenanigans will Rich and Matt be involved in next!

Themes: Humour, Problem solving, Science Fiction.

Michelle O'Connell