COMP CLOSED | Book Giveaway | The Terrible Trio

The Terrible Trio
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We’re excited to be giving away two copies of The Terrible Trio by Swapna Haddow and Minky Stapleton to our GrownUps members!

To be in the draw, simply make sure you’re a GrownUps member, signed up to our newsletter, and fill in your details at the bottom of the page.

The Terrible TrioAbout The Terrible Trio

The Terrible Trio is a brand-new graphic novel series, best described as The Bad Guys meets Madagascar!

Already an international success, with rights sold in multiple countries, including Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Israel, Mongolia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, the UK and the USA.

In a world where all animals have superpowers, café workers Zeb the zebra, Margarine the penguin and Barry the lemur have been given the WORST powers of all. Watching all the other superheroes save the world day in and day out, Zeb, Margarine and Barry wonder if they will ever get to be superheroes for a day themselves.

Swapna Haddow, award-winning author of the Dave Pigeon and Bad Panda books, loves writing about boisterous animals and madcap adventures and this outrageously funny, action-packed and warm-hearted new series delivers a super-sized serving.

Swapna’s lively, goofy characters are brought to life by talented artist Minky Stapleton’s fun and quirky illustrations.

The Terrible Trio is to be followed by Books #2 and #3, super-sized servings of slapstick comedy and heartfelt friendship.

About the Authors

Swapna Haddow grew up in the UK and wrote her first book at age eight. She wishes she’d kept it, but it seemed like a good idea at the time to trade it for two stickers and a couple of marbles! Her first published book was the hilarious junior novel Dave Pigeon, which grew into a laugh-out-loud, award-winning series. She has since written many funny, colourful and much-loved picture books as well as further junior fiction series. Swapna loves to write stories filled with boisterous animals causing mayhem, with friendship and humour consistently at the heart of her work. Swapna now lives in Dunedin with her husband, son and their dog.

Minky Stapleton is a multi-faceted illustrator with a range of styles, all with a dash of humour. An award-winning Art Director and Creative Director originally from Johannesburg, Minky gave up advertising to follow her first love, illustration. She now resides in Auckland, where she balances illustration projects with running classes for kids on how to design scary monsters. Minky has illustrated many titles for Scholastic, from hilarious picture books to historical fiction and high-energy, heavily illustrated junior fiction.

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Terms and conditions

    1. You must be a GrownUps member and subscribed to our newsletter to be eligible to enter.

    2. The competition closes on 24th September 2025. Winners will be notified via email by 25th September 2025.

    3. It is your responsibility to provide a correct New Zealand postal address for prize delivery. GrownUps is not responsible for prizes sent to incorrect addresses.

    4. Winners will be drawn at random by the GrownUps administration team.

    5. GrownUps employees and their immediate families are not eligible to enter.

    6. By entering, you agree to GrownUps using your name on social media as a winner of the competition.

    7. One entry per household.

    8. The prize is non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash or other items.

    9. You must reside in New Zealand, as the prize can only be delivered within New Zealand.

    10. You must be over 50 years of age to enter. Please ensure your membership details are up to date in your dashboard.