The Prickly Battle

painted with swirls and curls and googly-eyed faces.
As soon as they’d turned their backs, the guinea pig’s tiny eyes flicked open. “Shh,” it said to Scaler and Prong.
The two friends clutched each other in astonishment.
The creature pointed a withered claw at the glass case. “Open this up and I’ll take you to the city,” it squeaked.
THE END

Jessica Roberts writes, draws and films stories. Originally from a little town called Kyneton, Jessica grew up surrounded by an odd collection of pets including dogs, quails, chickens, sheep, goats, rabbits and a donkey who’d bite holes in your clothes if you weren’t careful. During a trip to Egypt, Jessica got the idea for this story when she saw real mummified animals in a spooky museum.
When Andrew Hansen isn’t writing about Animal Mummies, he writes and performs comedy. He hops on stage whenever he feels brave enough. Working with his friends in a group called The Chaser, he’s written funny newspapers and books. The Chaser have also made TV shows with silly names like Media Circus, The Hamster Wheel, The Chaser’s War On Everything and even one called CNNNN, which has more Ns in a row than any other show.


“This is a hilarious book and really creative.”
The Herald-Sun
“Will have the kids in fits of laughter.”
Better Reading Kids
“It’s safe to say that Andrew Hansen and Jessica Roberts have delivered on an adventure that will stick with you for a long time.”
Booktopia
“I love silly stories, especially when they tamper with history and are clever about it.”
Bob’s Books Blog


First published in 2020
by Walker Books Australia Pty Ltd
Locked Bag 22, Newtown
NSW 2042 Australia
www.walkerbooks.com.au
The moral rights of the authors and illustrator have been asserted.
Text © 2020 Andrew Hansen and Jessica Roberts
Illustrations © 2020 Jessica Roberts
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means – electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise – without the prior written permission of the publisher.
The illustrations for this book were created digitally.