Grimwood by Nadia Shireen
Perfect for fans of Mr Gum and The Animals of Farthing Wood, this hilarious, irreverent series from picture book superstar Nadia Shireen follows two urban foxes who escape to the wonderfully weird forest of Grimwood!
Gloriously anarchic, properly funny and highly illustrated with dynamic black-and-white art, this is a quirky delight for children – and their parents, too* The Bookseller *
Funny, anarchic, original and gloriously silly. -- Richard Osman
This book made my face hurt! Relentlessly funny. -- Rob Biddulph
Like Watership Down, but funny. You’ll laugh hysterically on every page. -- Caitlin Moran
Fantastic -- Lauren Laverne
Fizzes with mad energy. Brilliantly addictive. -- Phil Earle, author of When the Sky Falls
Pure genius! -- Louie Stowell
Made us laugh out loud -- Jim Smith, author of Barry Loser
You’re in for a treat! -- Selom Sunu, illustrator of Look Both Ways
Utterly HILARIOUS -- Sophy Henn, author-illustrator of Pizazz
I want to be friends with Ted and Willow! -- Eliza, age 7
The funniest book ever! I loved it! -- Georgie, age 9
Grimwood is where I want to be. A carnival of crazed confused comical critters that is more real than real life. Lots of things make me laugh but Grimwood makes me laugh out loudest. -- Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Funny, anarchic, original and gloriously silly. -- Richard Osman
This book made my face hurt! Relentlessly funny. -- Rob Biddulph
Like Watership Down, but funny. You’ll laugh hysterically on every page. -- Caitlin Moran
Fantastic -- Lauren Laverne
Fizzes with mad energy. Brilliantly addictive. -- Phil Earle, author of When the Sky Falls
Pure genius! -- Louie Stowell
Made us laugh out loud -- Jim Smith, author of Barry Loser
You’re in for a treat! -- Selom Sunu, illustrator of Look Both Ways
Utterly HILARIOUS -- Sophy Henn, author-illustrator of Pizazz
I want to be friends with Ted and Willow! -- Eliza, age 7
The funniest book ever! I loved it! -- Georgie, age 9
Grimwood is where I want to be. A carnival of crazed confused comical critters that is more real than real life. Lots of things make me laugh but Grimwood makes me laugh out loudest. -- Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Nadia Shireen has won awards for her picture books including the UKLA Book Award for Good Little Wolf and most recently for Barbara Throws a Wobbler, which has been described as a 'little doorway of joy' by Caitlin Moran. Nadia has been shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Week Junior Book Award, the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards and the Books Are My Bag Reader Awards, and has been Writer-Illustrator in Residence for BookTrust.Grimwood is her first series for older readers.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781471199301 |
| ISBN 10 | 1471199304 |
| Title | Grimwood |
| Author | Nadia Shireen |
| Series | Grimwood |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-09-02 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |