An illustration by Ben Wood of the four main Real Pigeons doing poses. Frillback is punching the air, Tumbler is twirling around, Rock is dressed up like a cactus and Homey is eating bread.
Why do pigeons always act so weird? Because they’re out there chasing the bad guys and saving your butts!

Welcome to the official Real Pigeons website!

A celebration of the bestselling books by Andrew McDonald and Ben Wood

The new book is coming!

The feathery crime-fighters will be POWERING back into bookshops in Australia and New Zealand on October 29th 2024.

Don’t miss the brand new book – book 12 in the series – Real Pigeons Power Up!

Book tour 2024

To celebrate the release of Real Pigeons Power Up, join Andrew McDonald and Ben Wood for events in Sydney and Melbourne this October and November. There will be dress-ups, storytelling, mystery-solving and book signings!

Twig Friends have arrived in the US and Canada

The adventures of Ziggy, Red, Noodle and Stump (originally published in Australia as Hello Twigs) have been published in the US and Canada as Twig Friends.

Don’t miss the first volume of hilarious stories about these adorable nature buddies – out now!

We made the CBCA shortlist!

We’re thrilled that Real Pigeons Flap Out has been shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s 2024 award for Younger Readers.

Thank you to the judges and everyone at the CBCA. You can see all the shortlists on the CBCA website. Woo-COO!

 

Books in the Real Pigeons series

Real Pigeons Fight Crime book cover
Real Pigeons Nest Hard book cover
Cover of the book Real Pigeons Peck Punches
Cover of book Real Pigeons Flex Feathers
Cover of the book Real Pigeons Duck Trouble
The cover of Real Pigeons Flap Out by Andrew McDonald and Ben Wood
Book cover of Real Pigeons Eat Danger by Andrew McDonald and Ben Wood
Cover of book Real Pigeons Get Bready
Real Pigeons Spy High
Cover of the book Real Pigeons Stay Coo
The cover of Real Pigeons Power Up by Andrew McDonald and Ben Wood. It features the book's title, the creators' names and an illustration of the five pigeons bursting through blue and yellow rock.

Books in the Real Pigeons series

Real Pigeons Fight Crime book cover
Book cover of Real Pigeons Eat Danger by Andrew McDonald and Ben Wood
Real Pigeons Nest Hard book cover
Cover of the book Real Pigeons Peck Punches
Cover of book Real Pigeons Get Bready
Cover of book Real Pigeons Flex Feathers
Real Pigeons Spy High
Cover of the book Real Pigeons Duck Trouble
Cover of the book Real Pigeons Stay Coo
The cover of Real Pigeons Flap Out by Andrew McDonald and Ben Wood
The cover of Real Pigeons Power Up by Andrew McDonald and Ben Wood. It features the book's title, the creators' names and an illustration of the five pigeons bursting through blue and yellow rock.

“Perfectly absurd” – Booklist

“A goofball farce…young readers will make quick work of them all” – Kirkus Review

“Perfect for emerging readers who want action, hilarious hijinks, and crime-fighting mysteries” – School Library Journal

The Super Coo Club

Join Andrew and Ben in The Super Coo Club for a series of videos celebrating writing, drawing and pigeons! Watch as they share writing and drawing tips – and talk about how they created Real Pigeons! Plus there are creative challenges for kids and activity sheets to download. Super coo!

About the creators

Andrew McDonald is the author of the Real Pigeons series. He loves writing stories that make kids laugh, gasp, think and wonder. He lives in Melbourne, Australia and enjoys baking his own bread, which he eats down to the last breadcrumb (sorry pigeons).

Ben Wood is the illustrator of the Real Pigeons series and has always been drawn to books with humour and heart. He loves drawing, eating food and drawing eating food.

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