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Stop! Gangster Koala!

By Jenny Moore
Series: Pawprint Productions
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Squeaky Minders actor Archie is the nicest, cuddliest koala in town. But he wakes up after a filming accident convinced he's Hoodlum Pie-Claw, his lemon-meringue-pie-throwing gangster character from the show. And there's nothing cuddly about Hoodlum, as the other animals at the Pawprint Productions studios are... Read More
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Squeaky Minders actor Archie is the nicest, cuddliest koala in town. But he wakes up after a filming accident convinced he's Hoodlum Pie-Claw, his lemon-meringue-pie-throwing gangster character from the show.

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Squeaky Minders actor Archie is the nicest, cuddliest koala in town. But he wakes up after a filming accident convinced he's Hoodlum Pie-Claw, his lemon-meringue-pie-throwing gangster character from the show. And there's nothing cuddly about Hoodlum, as the other animals at the Pawprint Productions studios are about to discover...

Wheeeeeee!! Whoomp! SPLAT!!!

Meek and Squeak are hot on Hoodlum's tail but can they stop the gangster koala's reign of terror before calamity strikes?

Pawprint Productions is a hilarious brand new series by award-winning author, Jenny Moore. Pawprint Productions studios are home to all sorts of exciting animal TV shows, but sometimes the stories behind the shows are even more exciting...

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  • Stop! Gangster Koala!
    Squeaky Minders actor Archie is the nicest, cuddliest koala in town. But he wakes up after a filming accident convinced he's Hoodlum Pie-Claw, his lemon-meringue-pie-throwing gangster character from the show. And there's nothing cuddly about Hoodlum, as the other animals at the Pawprint Productions studios are about to discover...Wheeeeeee!! Whoomp! SPLAT!!!Meek and Squeak are hot on Hoodlum's tail but can...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781923145597

Publisher: New Frontier Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 August 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: New Frontier Publishing

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Berta Maluenda

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 183.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 172

Collections

Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Jenny Moore Series: Pawprint Productions

About the Author

Jenny Moore is a novelist and children's author from Devon, writing for all ages from toddlers up to adults. Her numerous children's books include Odelia and the Varmint (also published by New Frontier Publishing) and Emba Oak and the Terrible Tomorrows which was shortlisted for the James Reckitt Hull Children's Book Award 2024. She lives in an old house by the river, where she spends her days plotting, planning and paragraph-pruning...and drinking lots of tea! Jenny can be contacted on Instagram @jennymoorewrites

Berta is a Spanish illustrator living in her hometown, Zaragoza. She has a degree in Fine Arts and a Master's in Drawing and Video creation from the University of Granada. She also obtained a postgraduate degree in Children's Illustration in Barcelona. She has worked in various fields of visual arts, including animation for music videos, archaeological drawing in Egypt, mural painting, and numerous editorial projects, mainly for children and young audiences. She loves live music, listening to the radio, travelling and reading, and is inspired by people around her, art, tea and animals.

Berta can be contacted on Instagram @bertamaluenda_ilustracion

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