Hooey Higgins and the Shark

Steve Voake

Candlewick Press, Apr 24, 2012 - Juvenile Fiction - 112 pages

Meet Hooey Higgins — along with his oddball family and friends — in a laugh-out-loud madcap adventure loaded with boy appeal.

Hooey Higgins is desperately in love — with the humongous chocolate egg in Mr. Danson's store window, that is. Too bad he and his best friend, Twig, have nowhere near enough money to buy it. But when a shark is spotted off the coast, Hooey and Twig dream up a plan: capture the shark and charge people to view it. Brilliant! With Hooey's older brother masterminding the foolproof scheme, they set off with ketchup, a cricket bat, a floral quilt, and a rope in tow. What they find is so amazing it blows the shark plan out of the water! Aided by Emma Dodson's comical illustrations, Steve Voake introduces a hilarious new character in a fast-paced story kids will sink their teeth into.

What people are saying

Review: Hooey Higgins and the Shark

User Review  - Tanya - Goodreads

Daoughter (7) really liked this book. She tends to like female protagonists, so I was wary. The book has enough goofiness and enough foreign-ness (British culture) that it has an unusual feel to it ...

Review: Hooey Higgins and the Shark

User Review  - Lynn - Goodreads

Different and really funny - loved the illustrations too.

About the author

Steve Voake is the author of the Daisy Dawson books as well as two books for older readers. He lives in Somerset, England.

Emma Dodson is the author-illustrator ofSpeckle the Spider. She lives in Surrey, England.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Hooey Higgins and the Shark; Hooey Higgins
• Author: Steve Voake
• Illustrated by: Emma Dodson
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Candlewick Press, 2012
• ISBN: 0763657824, 9780763657826
• Length: 112 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General; Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Marine Life; Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / Europe; Juvenile Fiction / Readers / Chapter Books