Beccy Blake - Chicken Hill: Attack of the Zombie Cactus

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Schools Event - Meet Author and Illustrator Beccy Blake
Part of Tiverton Book Festival 2026: Children's Edition.

Beccy will be talking about her brand new middle grade graphic novel Chicken Hill: Attack of the Zombie Cactus. You will join Ferdy, Gripper and Tink as they investigate all things strange in their seriously weird town.Perfect for fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs Monkey.

Chicken Hill: Just your average, everyday, run-of-the-mill small town, where the pets can talk, the frogs rule over a secret underwater empire and you're only ever one day away from an alien invasion. Home to Ferdy, a tech wiz with a knack for invention and a habit of running into trouble. Always with him is Gripper, his farty and self-obsessed pug, and Tink, his brother's forever-tired cat. Together, they investigate the many wild and weird happenings in townAnd whether fending off an invasion of zombie cactuses, or trying to keep an army of cloned conspiracy theorist cats out of office, there's no shortage of things to keep them busy. Because in Chicken Hill, there's only one rule: if you think things can't get weirder, they always can.

Beccy Blake is a childrens illustrator, author and storyboard artist whose work spans picture books, educational reading schemes and comics. Her practice also includes character design and illustration for animation (CBeebies Nick Cope's Popcast). Blakes illustration credits include titles in major UK reading programmes such as Read Write Inc. Phonics, Collins Big Cat and Reading Champion. Her work appears across decodable readers and early fiction, with a focus on clear visual storytelling for developing readers. Chicken Hill Attack of the Zombie Cactus is her first middle grade graphic novel.