BOOKS Below you'll find information about all of Ben's books, as well as links to the publishers' websites and a gallery of illustrations for each book.

WHACKO THE CHOOK

Written by Mark Svendsen

Publication date: May 2007

ISBN: 9780734409843

Every hen needs a friend, so Whacko the Chook sets out to find one. But
where do you find a friend in a chook pen?

Brawk, brawk, cackle, squawk!

...in the most unlikely of places!


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WHO FLUNG DUNG?

Written by Ben Redlich

Publication date: October 2006

ISBN: 1-84539-247-7 (Paperback) / 1-84539-246-9 (Hardback)

Somebody has flung dung at Furley and he¹s far from amused! Furley sets off to find the culprit and meets lots of suspicious characters on the way, but little does he know the real rascal is far closer to home than he suspected...

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OCTAVIUS O'MALLEY AND THE MYSTERY OF THE EXPLODING CHEESE


Written by Alan Sunderland

Publication date: August 2006

ISBN: 0207200483

Someone has just blown up the biggest cheese factory in town and Inspector Octavius O'Malley is on the case.

But even as the great steaming globs of melted cheese are running down the walls, it becomes clear that there is something very strange about this case - and something very strange about Inspector O'Malley too. The case is strange because all the clues point to a notorious gang of mice, but something doesn't quite fit. And Inspector O'Malley is strange because he has fur, and a tail, and long whiskers.

In a mixed-up world of rats, mice and people, crime can be a complicated matter at the best of times, and this is certainly not the best of times. Before this story is over, there will be a dangerous train journey, two violent kidnappings, three narrow escapes - and a poisonous plot that threatens to destroy rodent-kind forever . . . The first amazing adventure of Octavius O'Malley - Detective with a Difference.

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PET PALACE

Written by Adrienne Frater

Publication Date: June 2006

ISBN: 0 7344 0846 3

When a mysterious neighbour moves next door and renames the house 'Pet Palace', Angie and her brother Jeremy watch in amazement as a succession of pampered pets arrive. Jeremy decides it is his duty to disguise himself as an animal welfare inspector, so that he and Angie can investigate... with hilarious results!

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CIRCUS CARNIVORE (U.S. EDITION)


Written by Mark Svendsen

Publication date: November 2006

ISBN-13: 978-0-618-56328-9 / ISBN-10: 0-618-56328-8

When Kate doesn't get her way she likes to pout, kick, scream, and shout. She loves to be roodle (she's no goodle-two-shoodles). And she's got lots of help there, because inside her head is the Noise-amatron, the nonsense machine that makes all of her wailing and other naughty noises. And there are lots of Noise-a-matron workers - Noolman, Tubswort & Co. - who make sure her misbehavior machine is always going full blast.

But suddenly, Kate's parents order her to BE QUIET! Now what?

Come on inside for a jabberwocky journey from noise-some to joysome in this phantasmagoric circus of a book.

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CIRCUS CARNIVORE (AUSTRALIAN EDITION)


Written by Mark Svendsen

Publication date: June 2005

ISBN: 0734407548

Welcome, quite literally, to the inside of the mind of a noisy, tantrumming child. Inside her head is the Noise-a-matron, the nonsense machine that makes all her wailingly naughty noises. Inside the child's head we also meet the workers who make sure the machine is always going full blast. But suddenly the child's parents order her to BE QUIET! What follows is a delightful, fun, circus of a book.

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NICHOLAS AND THE CHRONOPORTER (Aussie Chomps)

Written by Rowley Monkfish

Publication date:  August 2005

ISBN: 0143302000

Nicholas has a special belt that enables him to travel through time. But his teacher Mr Graves will do anything to get his hands on it. Soon Nicholas is involved in a time-hopping adventure, desperately trying to stop Mr Graves from taking over the world.

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THE GREAT MONTEFIASCO


Written by Colin Thompson

Publication date: February 2004

ISBN: 0734406142

The Great Montefiasco was the worst magician in the entire history of magic. His tricks were completely useless. They never worked and even when they looked as if they might, something always went wrong… Until Fabulous Betty comes along, and the Great Montefiasco realises that there is more to life than ordinary card tricks.

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JACK AND THE SKYHOOK


Written by Damien Broderick

Publication date: September 2003

ISBN: 1877073 11 3

Jack, an interstellar cadet, exchanges his COW for a handful of BEANs. The result is disastrous. He is in trouble again.

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JACK AND THE ALIENS


Written by Damien Broderick

Publication date: April 2002

ISBN: 1877073 00 8

Jack Wong is an Interstellar Cadet stranded on an alien planet with his multi-lingual computerised spacesuit Chipster. The aliens are cooking up a vile-smelling, maggot ridden feast. Is Jack on the menu too or will the rescue craft arrive in time to save him?

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THE SHIKKER CO-LA COWS

Written by Andy Small

Publication date: 2000

Out of print

Self-published by the author in 2000, THE SHIKKER CO-LA COWS concerns Mr and Mrs Brown of Pemberton Drive, and their seven cows: Peppi, Co, Ossie, Shikker, Frieda, La, and Zee. An amazing drink is created after Mr and Mrs Brown discover three of the cows are lactating thick sweet black goo instead of smooth white milk.

"Here it is THE WORLD¹S EIGTH WONDER. FROM A COW - KAZOOM! KAZOMBA!... SHIKKER CO-LA!!"

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RATFACE AND SNAKE EYES


Written by Mark Svendsen

Publication date: September 2003

ISBN: 0734405278

A reward is offered for live pythons, used to eat the plague of rats. Snake
eyes and his gang become snake catchers. The gang uncover a smuggling
operation and fight to have it exposed.

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SHADOW SNAKE


Written by Mark Svendsen

Publication date: June 2004

ISBN: 073440655X

It wasn't the boy's idea to go camping down the creek, but Pud's dad insisted. If only he had known what was out there — and what fear the night would bring…

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