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Who Fed Zed? is a zany picture book about a gluten-intolerant goldfish, from Canberra-based author Amelia McInerney, the hilarious author of The Book Chook and Adam Nickel, the illustrator of the phenomenally successful No One Likes a Fart.

Zed the fish is white and red.

His poo hangs down in one long thread.

The main thing, though, is what Fred said,

‘NEVER, EVER FEED ZED BREAD.’

A darkly comic story about a pet in peril that pays homage to classic picture books such as Fish Out of Water, from an exciting creative team working together for the first time.

The story was actually inspired by Amelia’s own daughter, who has a severe food allergy to nuts. Her daughter is 12 now, but when she was four, Amelia accidentally gave her a muesli bar that had peanuts in it.  

“Who Fed Zed? is fun and ‘off the wall’,” says Amelia, “but it actually bubbled up from a serious place; my child’s food allergy. Readers may not notice this subtle theme and just enjoy the funny rhyming story about a mix up with a goldfish, but I hope this book will also help raise awareness and acceptance of food allergy/intolerance, and highlight the importance of food label reading in a kid-friendly way.”

About the creators

Amelia McInerney is a humorous picture book author. Her titles include The Book Chook illustrated by Connah Brecon (a CBCA Notable Book, also short-listed for the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year), My Bird, Bertie, illustrated by Shane McG and the internationally published Bad Crab, illustrated by Philip Bunting. Amelia recently moved from the Blue Mountains to Canberra with her family.

Adam Nickel has a background in graphic design and animation with a client list that includes The Wall Street Journal, Penguin Random House, GQ and New Scientist. He lives in Brisbane, Australia.

To celebrate the book’s 2 July release, CW has 9 x signed copies of Who Fed Zed? to be won.

ENTER TO WIN

To enter, email [email protected] with ‘Who Fed Zed?’ in the subject field. Tell us your name, full contact details (including best delivery address) and the Canberra-based author who wrote this book. Entries close 9am Friday 9 July 2021 and winners drawn same day. One entry per person. Entrants must be aged 18+.