- Comedy
- Illustrated Chapter Books
- Ages 8–11
The shape of it
The shape of this universe.
Loki: A Bad God's Guide is Louie Stowell's laugh-out-loud diary series, in which the Norse trickster god is banished to Earth as a weedy eleven-year-old boy and given a magical, truth-telling diary to record his (mostly disastrous) attempts to prove he can be good. Told entirely through Loki's grumbling entries, boasts, lists and comic-strip doodles, the books cheer on the bad guy while quietly asking what being good really means, smuggling in real Norse mythology alongside the poop jokes and school chaos. Written and illustrated by Stowell in an irresistibly readable, heavily illustrated format, it is a modern favourite for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Tom Gates, and one of the most reliable comedy hooks for reluctant readers in the 8-11 range.
The Norse trickster god is banished to Earth as an eleven-year-old and has to prove he can be good, in a magical truth-telling diary. Doodle-packed, laugh-out-loud comedy stuffed with mythology.
Primary themes
Tone palette
- Funny
- Irreverent
- Silly
- Exciting
The series
One way in.
Cultural footprint
A shelf of evidence.
What Loki: A Bad God's Guide has done
- Bestseller
Cultural ubiquity
3/ 5Well-known to people who know the room.
Sensitivity
Low, and collection-wide.
Across the collection
All 5 books.
About the creator