Bunny vs Monkey: Intergalactic Monkey Business! (a Phoenix Comic Book): Winner of the British Book Award for Best Graphic Novel
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There's a new mischief-maker in The Woods - Little Monkey! A smaller, cuter, and even stranger Monkey than our beloved chaos-causer. But as the gang try to work out his motives, they are led from the woods . . . and into outer space.
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There's a new mischief-maker in The Woods - Little Monkey! A smaller, cuter, and even stranger Monkey than our beloved chaos-causer. But as the gang try to work out his motives, they are led from the woods . . . and into outer space.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781788453622
Publisher: David Fickling Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 July 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: DFB Phoenix
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Multi-million-selling Jamie Smart is the creator behind such well-loved series as Bunny vs Monkey, Megalomaniacs and Looshkin, all of which regularly feature in the hugely popular comic The Phoenix. He is also the creator of the Max and Chaffy comic series for younger readers.
In 2024, Jamie was named Illustrator of the Year and won the Illustrated Children's Book Award at the British Book Awards, as well as Illustrator of the Year and Best Book for Ages 6-8 at the Lollies Awards. His popularity with readers is borne out by the vast numbers of fans who attend his events.
In 2026 Jamie's Bunny vs Monkey characters will feature in a World Book Day £1 book - Bunny vs Monkey: Total Chaos - reaching tens of thousand of children.
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