Revenge of the Chick-Oats — Aleesah Darlison

Get ready for a feathered adventure with Romeo Fortez … the cutest sloth EVER … and the world's most daring superhero!
Romeo's nemesis, the unhinged Professor Ian Weird-Warp, is at it again. Bent on revenge, he concocts a quirky catastrophe. Mixing chicken and goat genes, he spawns a gang of eccentric chick-oats and they're on the loose in the Big Apple, destroying everything in their path all the while chanting, ‘Berk-berk-baa!'
As the team faces off against Professor Weird-Warp's sinister demands for Romeo's surrender, they must hatch a brilliant plan to thwart the mad professor's wicked schemes once and for all.
Can this unlikely crew save the city from the clutches of the chick-oats?
ABOUT THE SERIES
Meet Romeo Fortez, a tiny sloth with incredible superhero abilities. At his extraordinary naming ceremony, a once-in-a-millennium event grants him incredible powers of speed, intelligence, and irresistibly hypnotic good looks Moving to New York City, he finds new friends and a formidable nemesis, Professor Ian Weird-Warp, who crafts mutant animals … and pandemonium. Joined by his pals, they unite to foil Weird-Warp's sinister creations.
Romeo may be a tiny sloth, but he is one incredible superhero. Super Sloth is loaded with thrilling plots, death-defying antics, lovable heroes, heartwarming moments, loads of humour �" and a few dastardly bad guys �" all of which young readers will adore!
Praise for the Series
‘This is a new action-packed series for newly independent readers which combines the author's love of sloths and superheroes with fast-paced adventures and humour underpinned by friendship and teamwork and the opportunity to learn a little more about one of the planet's more curious species... Darlison says, "My goal was to craft an engaging read that allows kids to escape from reality and enter an exciting and intriguing world where animals and humans can accomplish amazing things together,” and she has done this well.' Barbara Braxton
‘Read this with My Miss 8 and she adored Romeo the Super Sloth there were plenty of laugh out loud moments! Highly recommend for kids that love animals, comedy and action-packed storytelling.'  Sarah Tegerdine
A rollicking, fast paced adventure story filled with incredible inventions, dangerous decisions, brave friends, superheroes, and very evil villains!