Astrid and the Space Cadets: Danger at the Black Lagoon!
19 June 2025Synopsis
Blast off on an adventure with the Space Cadets! From beloved children's author-illustrator Alex T. Smith, the bestselling creator of Claude and How Winston Delivered Christmas, comes a funny and fast-paced illustrated adventure through space.
Filled with out-of-this world illustrations on every page, Astrid and the Space Cadets: Danger at the Black Lagoon! is perfect for fans of Grimwood and Bad Guys, and for kids who are ready to read by themselves.
Astrid and the gang are excited to help two scientists track down a mysterious, never before seen fish rumoured to be living on an underwater planet. But it isn’t long before things take a shocking turn when Astrid and the Space Cadets discover that they have been tricked – the scientists are actually infamous Intergalactic Sea Bandits!
Can the gang catch the Sea Bandits and rescue the treasure? It’s going to prove a difficult job especially when they find themselves swallowed whole by one of the Guard Sharks . . .
Join Astrid and the gang on more adventures in Attack of the Snailiens and Race from Planet Peril!
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19 June 2025
9781035019809Reviews
It’s purely funny!Cressida Cowell, author of How to Train Your Dragon on Astrid and the Space Cadets: Attack of the Snailiens!
Astrid and the Space Cadets made me BEAM with joy, full of OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD characters and illustrations.Steven Lenton, creator of Genie and Teeny and illustrator of The Nothing to See Here Hotel on Astrid and the Space Cadets: Attack of the Snailiens!
Astrid and the Space Cadets! is just the kind of book I would have loved to read as a child. Alex’s wonderful witty writing is full of humour, adventure and I adore his fabulous character creationsThe Snailiens! – genius! - Jim Field, illustrator of Oi Frog! and The Christmas Pig on Astrid and the Space Cadets: Attack of the Snailiens!
[A] hilarious book for readers beginning to discover what reading for pleasure feels like. This is a cosmic bundle of space fuelled giggles!Kate Pankhurst, creator of Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World on Astrid and the Space Cadets: Attack of the Snailiens!
