Pippa and the Sheep Snatchers

Someone is stealing sheep from the sleepy town of Dargaville!
When Pippa’s woolly best friend Lulabelle gets snatched, she goes on an extraordinary adventure to get her friend back with the help of ex-professional-weightlifting policeman Mike Te Hira. There will be tickle fights, angry phone calls to the mayor and a gumboot-throwing competition. Will Lulabelle be found safe and sound? And what is that ominous creature scurrying through the trees?”

Gumboot Gary is struggling to pay his bills. He enlists the help of his farmboy, Digger Dan, and pet possum, Gary, to snatch sheep from nearby farms to sell.
When 9-year-old Pippa’s best friend, a sheep called Lulabelle, is taken, she embarks on an adventure to get her back
With the help of local cop and ex-bodybuilder Mike, and Lulabelle herself, Pippa finds Gary and Dan and the unlikely trio take down the two crims and save all the stolen sheep.

Including hilarious shenanigans such as a sheep beauty contest, gumboot throwing competition and a barnyard scuffle that is sure to keep children and adults alike entertained.

Format: Paperback
Pages: 112
Imprint: David Bateman
Publication date: 01/06/2024
Illustrator: Glendinning, Robyn