Author: O'Connell, David Interest age: from c 6 yearsPublished on 12 February 2026 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Beastie Bros' series.Paperback | 192 pages197 x 129 x 17 | 172g Adopted brothers Dribble the snail and Dash the firefly areback - this time facing a legendary slug pirate and his cursed booty!Third in the hilarious, highly illustrated black-and-whiteseries for readers aged 6+ by David O'Connell.Dribble has a new invention: a Bubbler (made from superpoweredmidge farts), perfect for making fizzy drinks. Cool Nat promisesto trial the invention in Grottibottigan's Juice Bar if thebros fetch him some seaweed from Bogbrush-on-Sea... But the treacherous pirate Captain Slugbeard is rumoured to haveburied his treasure on the very beach they're going to. And he'splaced a terrible curse of bad luck upon anyone who tries to nabhis loot.At their hotel, the bros run into the naughty Dung Heap Gang,who are keen to sniff out the treasure. With the help of Dribble'slatest invention, can Dribble and Dash beat the beetles and escapethe curse. or will they fall into the clutches of pirates? Andwill Prudence the prawn - creepie crawlie of the sea - and BigSteve the sardine prove to be friends or foes? Witty and brilliantly author-illustrated by David O'Connell,the illustrator behind Tom Vaughan's Hercules, Pip Bird'sThe Naughtiest Unicorn and many more.Absolutely teeming with funny and clever illustrations, perfectfor fans of fiction and graphic novels alike. Packed with a hilarious cast of characters in a world of minibeasts,mystery and mayhem!
