Ben Waugh-Bacchus writes new books about animal superheroes

Ben Waugh-Bacchus, from Basingstoke, has written the first three instalments of the Team Awesome Animals series, which follows six animals who gain extraordinary abilities after a chance encounter exposes them to pieces of a meteor’s mysterious energy.

With powers ranging from flight to controlling fire, the animals team up to defend their world from an alien threat.

Ben Waugh-Bacchus has written the first three instalments of the Team Awesome Animals series. (Image: Troubador Publishing)

Waugh-Bacchus said: "I wanted to write this book to share my stories with the world and make people happy.

"I also wanted to show that autistic people can make a difference, and having Ben Trimmer, who is also on the autistic spectrum, do the illustrations for this book was important to me too."

The stories, which form part of the author’s Super Animals Universe, emphasise friendship, teamwork and never giving up.

Waugh-Bacchus draws inspiration from manga, Pokémon and animal-based films, and often develops ideas while walking.

He said: "I really believe in the positive messages these books send, and I guess it was seeing the effect a good story can have on people that got me into making up my own universe within the pages of the books I write."