Author, Susannah Lloyd

Illustrator, Nici Gregory

Lulu Whifferton-Rear loves to mind her own badgery business, but when she discovers that important humans are actually BOPs (Badger Operated Persons), she is thrust into the world of the Rumpington Academy of Badgering. There, her catastrophic training leads to the most dramatic of first missions . . . SAVE THE WORLD!

This is a hilarious, heartfelt story following lovable Lulu Whifferton’s first top-secret mission. Susannah Lloyd’s witty, perfectly-pitched writing and Nici Gregory’s standout illustrations combine to make an unforgettable reading experience.

Chock-full of fun, anarchic energy and fizzing creativity, but also layered with emotion and pure heart — Badgers Are Go! is a wonderful alchemy of hilarity and poignancy. The clever interplay between the text and illustrations are a joy, pushing the boundaries of what we expect from illustrated fiction . . . It provides pure escapist delight, but is also a heartfelt fable for the ages. 

Susannah says: ‘This book is for you IF, like me, you enjoy books with a mixture of mischief and mayhem; characters who are outraged, scandalised and utterly alarmed; all thrown in with a large pinch of derring-do and lashings of cheese-and-tomato sandwiches! I hope that my young readers will see a little of themselves in Lulu, and discover that, sometimes, the wrongest badger in all the world might just turn out to be the very badger for the job.