A new novel created by comedy duo Humza Arshad and Henry White - 'Little Badman' is being released in March.
The fast-paced adventure story is illustrated byAleksei Bitskoff. Humza Khan, is the greatest eleven-year-old rapper Eggington has ever known: he is Little Badman and he is destined to be rich and famous.
But when Humza’s music teacher is taken ill his dreams are put on hold. His Auntie has stepped in as substitute, and nobody seems to care about the unorthodox teaching because of the endless sweet treats.
As other teachers start to disappear, with more Aunties appearing in their place, Humza knows something isn’t right. With the help of his elderly Uncle and friends Umer and Wendy, Humza discovers that the suspicious Aunties might not be as friendly as they seem. Now he must find a way to destroy them before they take over the world.
Humza Arshad said, “I love my aunties, but any Asian kid will tell you, a gang of aunties is a force to be reckoned with and to make them extra powerful and extra scary was a lot of fun. Exaggerating some of my childhood experiences and turning it into a kids adventure is a bit of dream."
Humza Arshad is one of the UK’s most popular British Asian personalities. After graduating from Richmond Drama School Arshad wrote, directed and edited an episode called Diary of a Badman.
LITTLE BADMAN AND THE INVASION OF THE KILLER AUNTIES will publish on 7 March 2019 in Puffin paperback, ebook and audiobook
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