By Nadia Shireen (author) Part of the Grimwood series
"If you go down to the Grimwoods today, you’ll have a fabulous adventure!"
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Shortlisted for the Week Junior Book Awards 2023
A prize-winning picture book author and illustrator, Nadia Shireen is just as skilful at writing junior fiction, as this inventive, hilarious story shows. Fox siblings Nancy (the tough one) and Ted (the sensitive one) are forced to flee the big city for the countryside after Ted accidentally bites off pussycat boss Princess Buttons’ tail.
Grimwood, where they find themselves, is a kind of paradise it seems, full of friendly if eccentric animal residents who love nothing better than a good game of treebonk. Ted feels right at home, Nancy needs convincing, but when Princess Buttons arrives, bent on revenge and armed with a Brain Zapper 3000, and their new friends step up to help, she changes her mind.
It’s gloriously silly but still totally credible and a proper page turner, while Nancy and Ted are real characters. Watch out for the wonderful asides from woodlouse Eric Dynamite, and Princess Buttons’ comeuppance is an absolute treat!
Fox cub siblings Ted and Nancy are on the run from Princess Buttons, the scariest street cat in the Big City. They flee for Grimwood, expecting to find refuge in the peaceful countryside. Instead, they are met with thieving eagles, dramatic ducks, riotous rabbits and a whole host of unusual characters. Grimwood is . . . weird. But when Princess Buttons tracks them down, Nancy and Ted and the animals of Grimwood must unite in a mind-bending race against time . . .
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This memorable, distinctive and warm-hearted comedy series will have kids begging to read more.
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
Nadia Shireen enjoyed making homemade magazines and comics as a child, and during her time studying law at university and her subsequent career in journalism, she started to sketch again. Her debut book Good Little Wolf received a mention in the Bologna Ragazzi Opera Prima Award, and went on to win the UKLA Book Award. Nadia’s subsequent books have since been shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, The Sainsbury’s Book Award and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.
Nadia now writes and draws full time, and dedicates her spare moments to tweeting about pop music and championing diversity and tolerance, values that are powerfully depicted in all her books. In 2017, she collaborated with Book Trust to promote their Time To Read campaign, sending 700,000 copies of The Bumblebear to school children all across the UK. Nadia joined forces with Book Trust once more, as their official Writer and Illustrator In Residence for 2018. In addition, Nadia is an official friend of the Ministry of Stories, and supports the Penguin’s Write Now initiative for discovering under-represented voices. She lives in London with her son. Billy and the Beast was recently shortlisted for the inaugural Booktrust Story Time Prize.
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Read it in one go because I couldn’t stop myself from cutting off all the laughter that it brings.
It’s one of the greatest and funniest books I’ve ever read. I read it in one go because I couldn’t stop myself from cutting off all the laughter that it brings. Willow and Ted are my favourite characters. They are young and fully of merry-ness. Willow takes Ted on a tour of Grimwood and there are lots of funny lines. And I love the Fairybeast-o-meter. It makes me want one for myself.... Read Full Review
This book has been able to entertain me for hours non-stop while making me laugh out loud and I am hoping for more.
Join Ted and Nancy on a hilarious adventure to try and defeat an evil cat seeking revenge after her tail got bitten off! Ted and Nancy move to Grimwood but will it be enough to stop this cat?
This book has been able to entertain me for hours non-stop while making me laugh out loud and I am hoping for more. The characters are really fun and the pictures bring the story to life.... Read Full Review
Fox cub siblings Ted and Nancy are on the run from Princess Buttons, the scariest street cat in the Big City. They flee for Grimwood, expecting to find refuge in the peaceful countryside.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Grimwood and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
Grimwood features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Animal Stories, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Funny, Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Featured Books for 7+ readers
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Grimwood was written by Nadia Shireen and published by Simon & Schuster Childrens Books an imprint of Simon & Schuster Ltd
Grimwood has 229 pages
Yes it is part of Grimwood series
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