Written & illustrated by James Foley
🇦🇺🇳🇿 Australia/NZ edition:
Published by Scholastic Australia, 1st March 2023
ISBN: 9781761200151 (paperback)
🇬🇧 UK edition:
Published by Scholastic UK, 1st Feb 2024
ISBN: 9780702331312 (paperback)
🇩🇪 German edition:
Published by Karibu, 1st June 2024; translated by Matthias Wieland
ISBN: 9783961294022 (hardcover)
🇪🇸 Spanish edition:
Published by Anaya Infantil y Juvenil, 6th March 2025; translated by Jaime Valero Martínez
ISBN: 9788414342893 (hardcover)
Catalan edition:
Published by Barcanova, 6th March 2025; translated by Ada Guiteras
ISBN: 9788448964498 (paperback)
About the book
Max is a mole on a mission.
With Helen Hippo and June Bug by his side, Max must stop the evil Goldfish-Finger from stealing a priceless, solid gold fish-finger. This dangerous, top-secret mission will involve explosions, a naked mole rat, and being flushed down a giant toilet. Will Max and the team defeat the fiendish fish?
Time to rock and mole!
Book Trailer
Other books in the series
Awards
– Shortlist, 2024 Comic Arts Awards of Australia
– Shortlist, 2023 Taco Awards, Junior Book award
– Longlist, 2023 Taco Awards, Reluctant Reader award
– Shortlist, 2024 WA Young Readers Book Awards, Younger Reader category
Reviews
News / Behind-the-Scenes
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Gallery
Colouring sheets
Here are 5 colouring-in sheets, free to download and use at home and in the classroom.
James Foley 
Hi, my son (Max!) aged 7 loved this book. We bought it to read at bedtimes while travelling in Australia. Is there a sequel on the way?
Hi Harriet and Max! Yes indeed … book 2: The Boar Identity will be out in Aug/Sept this year, and book 3 will be out in March 2024. In the meantime, I’ve got a whole other graphic novel series Max might like right here. Thanks for your message and thanks for reading!