Monsterbook: Lumpydump and the Terror Teacher

Michael Broad spent much of his childhood gazing out of the window imagining he was somewhere more interesting. Now he's a grown-up, Michael still spends a lot of time gazing out of the window imagining he's somewhere more interesting - but these days he writes and illustrates books as well.

Will's new teacher, Mrs Dumpy, is really, really mean! And his monster friend, Urk, thinks she's hiding a MONSTROUS secret. Can a trip to the Horror Hills uncover the terror teacher's putrid plan? 
 
Join Will and Urk for another laugh-out-loud adventure!

Monsterbook: Pongdollop and the School Stink

Monsters and mayhem in this fabulously funny new series from the author/illustrator of Jake Cake!

Michael Broad is the author of the successful Jake Cake books. Both writer and illustrator, he has previously produced two picture books &ndash; Broken Bird and The Little Star Who Wished &ndash; and used to work in animation. He lives in London.

Pongdollop wants his fellow monsters to join him in an uprising &ndash; and his secret weapon is a real stinker! Urk and Will have sniffed him out, but can they stop this smelly scoundrel from taking over the world?

Monsterbook: Snotgobble and the Bogey Bully

The new boy at Will's school is stealing snacks and smearing kids with an endless supply of bogies. Yuck! But on closer inspection this revolting rogue is not what he seems &ndash; so can anyone stop the bogey bully?

Jake Cake: The Pirate Curse

Jake Cake's UNBELIEVABLE adventures - the fifth book, written and illustrated by Jake himself.

The fifth book about Jake Cake and his EXTRAORDINARY adventures. Here are three more hilarious stories, written in Jake Cake's own notebooks and embellished with his very funny comments and illustrations. 
 
It's not Jake's fault that he gets cursed by the ghost of Old Crusty, the fierce pirate (get those decks swabbed!), meets an alien pretending to be his granny and rubs up against a really mean genie!

Michael Broad used to work in animation, but is now a writer and illustrator. The first four Jake Cake books, also published by Puffin, are: The Werewolf Teacher, The Robot Dinner Lady, The School Dragon and The Visiting Vampire. He also has two picture books on the Puffin list - Broken Bird and The Little Star Who Wished. He lives in London.

The fifth book about Jake Cake and his EXTRAORDINARY adventures. Here are three more hilarious stories, written in Jake Cake's own notebooks and embellished with his very funny comments and illustrations. 
 
It's not Jake's fault that he gets cursed by the ghost of Old Crusty, the fierce pirate (get those decks swabbed!), meets an alien pretending to be his granny and rubs up against a really mean genie!

Jake Cake: The Football Beast

The sixth UNBELIEVABLE book about Jake Cake's wild adventures - written and illustrated by Jake himself!

Have you ever met a yeti playing football, a very tricky sea monster or a REAL phantom on the ghost train at the funfair? Jake has, and here's what happened when he met them! (Nobody believed him, of course.)

Michael Broad used to work in animation, but is now a writer and illustrator. The first four Jake Cake books, also published by Puffin, are: The Werewolf Teacher, The Robot Dinner Lady, The School Dragon and The Visiting Vampire. He also has two picture books on the Puffin list - Broken Bird and The Little Star Who Wished. He lives in London.

Jake Cake: The School Dragon

Jake Cake writes and illustrates his own wild adventures in this series for younger readers.

The third book in a four-book series. Each book has three unbelievable adventures written in Jake's own notebooks and embellished with his gloriously funny comments and illustrations throughout. 
 
Here Jake meets a dragon in the basement, a troll under his bed and a really sneaky spook - boo!

Michael Broad is an exciting new talent and the Jake Cake books are his first fiction titles for Puffin. The first two books in the series are The Werewolf Teacher and The Robot Dinner Lady. Both writer and illustrator, he has previously produced two picture books - Broken Bird and The Little Star Who Wished - and used to work in animation. He lives in London.

Jake Cake: The Visiting Vampire

Three more of Jake Cake's unbelievable adventures!

In this fourth book in the series, Jake battles with a vampire visiting his school (fangs and bats and zombies), a demon hairdresser (arrrrrggggh!) and stays in a haunted castle (things that go CLANG in the night!).

Both writer and illustrator, Michael Broad is an exciting new talent and the Jake Cake books are his first fiction titles for Puffin. The first two books in the series are The Werewolf Teacher and The Robot Dinner Lady. Michael has previously produced two picture books - Broken Bird and The Little Star Who Wished - and used to work in animation. He lives in London.

Jake Cake: The Werewolf Teacher

THREE unbelievable adventures in each book!

This is the first book in a four-book series. Each book has three unbelievable adventures written in Jake's own notebooks and embellished with his gloriously funny comments and illustrations throughout. Here Jake meets a werewolf, a monster and a real-life mummy. 
 
Deliciously funny, the stories are a satisfying blend of comforting real life mixed with magical mayhem. Just right for boys and girls of 7+, and for all fans of Horrid Henry!

An exciting new talent, the two Jake Cake books are Michael Broad's first fiction titles for Puffin. Both writer and illustrator, he has previously produced two picture books - Broken Bird and Falling Star - and used to work in animation. He lives in London.

Jake Cake: The Robot Dinner Lady

Jake Cake is an ordinary kid who likes writing and illustrating stories about his adventures. He swears they're all true, but no one ever believes him. 
 
In this second book of a four-book series, Jake discovers the school dinner lady is a robot (and she can't cook chips!), he has goblins in his garden (they're green and they bite) and he's tricked by a really tricky witch (trouble!).

Jake Cake is an ordinary kid who likes writing and illustrating stories about his adventures. He swears they're all true, but no one ever believes him. 
 
In this second book of a four-book series, Jake discovers the school dinner lady is a robot (and she can't cook chips!), he has goblins in his garden (they're green and they bite) and he's tricked by a really tricky witch (trouble!). 
 
Just perfect for readers of 7+.

Michael Broad

Will's school play is Beauty and the Beast, but Urk has discovered there'll be more than one monster on opening night! The show must go on, but can they stop Rumblefart and his mad monster mob?

Michael Broad

Books by Michael Broad

Series by Michael Broad

Jake Cake6 Books

Monsterbook4 Books

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