Ursula Dubosarsky is the Australian Children's Laureate for 2020 - 2021<br/><br/>Hercules Quick dreams of being a magnificent magician. He is saving up to buy a box of magic tricks. Luckily, he has plenty of neighbours who need his help. Whether it's lending a hand to Professor Calamari or doing an out of season spring-clean for Queen Claude, no job is too odd for Hercules. <br/><br/><i>Need something done? Ask Hercules Quick. Only ten cents!</i><br/><br/>A hilarious story about an ordinary boy who does a series of odd jobs for his eccentric neighbours, from the bestselling creators of <i>The Terrible Plop</i>. An Australia Reads exclusive story.