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Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good

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Book Synopsis

Wry, witty and very funny diary-style story packed with doodles and comic strips about the frustration trickster god Loki feels at having to live trapped in the body of a weedy eleven-year-old boy.

After one trick too many, Loki is banished to live on Earth as a “normal” school boy. Forbidden from using his AWESOME godly powers, Loki must show moral improvement. As he records his lies THE TRUTH in his magical (judgemental) diary, it becomes clear Loki hasn’t a clue how to tell good from evil, trust from tricks, or friends from enemies.

Our Review Panel says...

Banished from Asgard to Earth in disgrace, the trickster god Loki has been given one final chance to show moral improvement, or face a pit of angry snakes. Much to his disgust, he has been transformed into an 11-year-old boy and sent to school. Unfortunately, trickery is second nature to him, and his clumsy attempts at doing good land him in all sorts of scrapes – all recorded in a hilarious talking diary that forces him to tell the truth.

Louie Stowell’s laugh-out-loud, diary-style novel is full of witty doodles and clever illustrations that will engage readers from the very first page. Brilliantly capturing Loki’s anarchic personality and his perspective on the confusing human world, this highly visual story has earned its place as a popular favourite in Key Stage 2.