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PRE-ORDER NOW! The unmissable new book in Nadia Shireen’s bestselling and brilliantly anarchic illustrated comedy adventure series, Grimwood!

Perfect for readers age 7+, and fans of Dog Man, Roald Dahl, David Walliams, Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good, Bunny vs Monkey and anyone who likes to laugh.

The Grimwood gang are back and up to mischief as usual. Buckle in for a whirlwind tale of chaos, friendship and of course, treebonking!

Fully illustrated throughout and full of heart, laughs and surprises.

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. She’s also been shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, and has been Writer-Illustrator in Residence for BookTrust. Grimwood is her first series for older readers and has been shortlisted for the 2022 Branford Boase Award and the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards.

Praise for the Grimwood series:

'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
'The inside of Nadia Shireen's brain must be a fun place to be because there are SO MANY funny jokes and hilarious moments in Grimwood: Let the Fur Fly! GO read it now!' Maisie Chan, author of Branford Boase winning Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths
‘Funny, anarchic, original and gloriously silly.’ Richard Osman
'Pure genius!' Louie Stowell
‘Ted and Nancy are my favourite funny foxes EVER.’ Liz Pichon, author of Tom Gates

About The Author

Nadia Shireen has been described as one of the “best and brightest picture book creators working in Britain today” (The Observer, London). Her debut picture book Good Little Wolf received a mention in the BolognaRagazzi Opera Prima Award and won the UKLA Book Award. Other books include The Bumblebear, which was distributed to over 700,000 children as part of BookTrust’s Time to Read campaign, as well as Billy and the Beast and Billy and the Dragon. 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.

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Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK (June 20, 2024)
  • Runtime: 2 hours and 37 minutes
  • ISBN13: 9781398530041
  • Ages: 7 - 99

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