Smart storylines meet chaos comedy. . .
TWO NEW BOOKS ARE COMING OUT SOON
Book 13: Summer Camp – Riddle of the Rafts (June 2025)
School is out and Dash and friends arrive at Camp Goodacre. This is a summer camp like you’ve never seen. It’s going to be a week of fun, games, and lots of new friends for sure. But when our heroes decide to enter the inter-camp rafting competition, things turn dark, and quickly. Strangers in the night, odd things happening on the lake, and then A CRIME. Dash, Rob, Greta and Ellen need to get into gear to save the day, pronto!
Book 14: Monday Again Again – War of the Hot Dogs (September 2025)
Another lovely Monday at Swedhump Elementary. That is, until the school’s hot dog kitchen gets attacked. Dash and friends realize mischief is afoot. They need to act fast to avert a disaster.
TOTAL MAYHEM SERIES
Book 1 – Monday: Into the Cave of Thieves: August 2021
Book 2 – Tuesday: The Curse of the Blue Spots: August 2021
Book 3 – Wednesday: The Forest of Secrets: November 2021
Book 4 – Thursday: War of the Waterslides: March 2022
Book 5 – Friday: The Total Ice-Cream Meltdown: Aug 2022
Book 6 – Saturday: Dash Candoo and the Missing Ducks: Nov 2022
Book 7 – Sunday: Dash Candoo and the Forbidden Island: Nov 2022
Book 8 – Monday Again: Dash Candoo and the Total Penguin Situation: Apr 2023
Book 9 – Tuesday Again: Dash Candoo and the Case of the Missing Marble: Nov 2023
Book 10 – Wednesday Again: Dash Candoo and the Kiting Chaos: Apr 2024
Book 11 – Thursday Again: Dash Candoo and the Bread Baking Ballyhoo: Aug 2024
Book 12a – Friday again: Dash Candoo and the Day that went Bananas Vol 1: Nov 2024
Book 12b – Friday again: Dash Candoo and the Day that went Bananas Vol 2: Nov 2024
Book 13 Summer Camp – Riddle of the Rafts (out June 2025)
Book 14: Monday Again Again (out September 2025)
TOTAL MAYHEM SPIN-OFFS
Laughopedia: Dash Candoo’s Searchable Encyclopedia of Jokes for Kids: Oct 2020
Dash Candoo’s Week One Almanac: Nov 2022
The BEST Joke Book in the Entire History of Joke Books: Dec 2024
DEVIL-CAT SERIES
The Adventures of Devil-Cat: Volume 1: Feb 2023
Farty Cola: The Adventures of Devil-Cat Volume 2: Apr 2023
Zebra Milkshakes and Giant Carrots: The Adventures of Devil-Cat Volume 3: Jun 2023
Island Dreams and Other Stories: The Adventures of Devil-Cat Volume 4: May 2024
Hair-Gro Potion and Other Stories: The Adventures of Devil-Cat Volume 5: June 2024
Hilarious, action-filled, illustrated mystery stories that make kids laugh-out-loud.
The Total Mayhem adventures are written for 7-10 year-olds but appeal to the whole family.
They explore universal themes of friendship, courage and taking the initiative.
“A high-octane caper”
– Publishers Weekly
“Delightfully chaotic”
– Kirkus Reviews
“Absolutely awful!”
– Mrs. Belch-Hick
A fantastic unputdownable series from Ralph Lazar and Lisa Swerling, starring Dash, an ingenious problem-solver with fantastic friends and a bottomless backpack of brilliant gadgets.
“We are on the third Dash Candoo book, it has us all in fits of laughter. My son is keen to have a designated book shelf just for his Dash Candoo book collection!”
– M.D. (UK)
“I couldn’t stop reading it because it was as if I was in the book, not reading it, but in it.”
– A.W. (9 years old, US)
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