Pan Australia is thrilled to be publishing the highly anticipated new series from the author of the award–winning, bestselling, sales–smashing Treehouse series, Andy Griffiths.
Adventures Unlimited is the funniest, most thrills and spills new adventure series that captures all the fun, energy, adventure, absurdity, imagination and chaos of Andy Griffiths at his storytelling best.
The first book in the series, titled The Land of Lost Things, will be published in ANZ on 13 August 2024. Young readers are invited to be part of the adventure, which stars YOU and ME, alongside the most original and captivating line–up of characters, such as Johnny Knucklehead, a flying watch, Pookie, Plotty, a rabbit pirate, a turtle or two … and so many more.
This series is a new creative collaboration with illustrator Bill Hope, whose energetic illustrations leap off the page and will delight audiences of all ages.
‘It is such a blast to be collaborating with the enormously talented Bill Hope on Adventures Unlimited. His drawings have a cinematic quality that amplify the fun of the fast–paced narrative and the mind–expanding thrills of book–based adventuring. We hope readers – of all ages and abilities – get swept up in the unlimited adventure and take the series to their hearts in the same enthusiastic way they have embraced the Treehouse books.’ – Andy Griffiths
‘Working on the Adventures Unlimited series with Andy Griffiths has been an absolute dream job for me. I’ve been often struck by the generosity of spirit with which Andy has welcomed and included me in his creative process. We have worked very closely together sketching and writing simultaneously so the words and pictures have a wonderful synchronicity and capture the immense fun we had creating them. The team at Pan Macmillan have fostered a perfect environment for us to do our best work and I have found their commitment to quality over all else extremely motivating.’ – Bill Hope
Andy Griffiths is one of the most popular children’s authors in Australia. He has written 33 books, including nonsense verse, short stories, comic novels and plays. His books have been New York Times bestsellers, won 80 children’s choice awards, been adapted as a television cartoon series and sold more than 12 million copies in Australia. He is best known as the author of
the JUST! series, The Day My Bum Went Psycho and the bestselling Treehouse series.
Andy Griffiths’ phenomenal Treehouse series, illustrated by Terry Denton, is a bestselling kids’ favourite.
It has sold 13 million copies in ANZ, was the national No. 1 bestselling book a record–breaking 9 times, and has won 10 Australian Book Industry Awards.