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About The Book
After a run-in with the scariest street cat in the Big City, fox cub siblings Ted and Nancy flee for Grimwood, expecting to find refuge in the peaceful countryside.
Instead, they are met with thieving eagles, dramatic ducks, riotous rabbits and an absurd game called Treebonk! While Ted quickly falls in love with his wacky new neighbours, Nancy thinks they’re all bonkers. But she soon discovers that, as kooky they are, the animals of Grimwood always look out for each other.
Now Nancy must ask herself an important question: yes, Grimwood may be weird, but could it also be . . . home?
Grimwood marks Nadia Shireen’s first foray into young fiction. She is the award-winning author-illustrator of Good Little Wolf (Jonathan Cape), and the illustrator of the hotly anticipated Slug in Love (Simon & Schuster).
PRAISE FOR NADIA SHIREEN:
'Shireen’s latest book confirms her as one of the brightest and best picture book creators working in Britain today... Sensational.' - The Observer
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK (September 15, 2021)
- Length: 256 pages
- ISBN13: 9781398503908
- Ages: 7 - 99
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Raves and Reviews
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 Earl, 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
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High Resolution Images
- Book Cover Image (jpg): Grimwood ANZ Only Paperback 9781398503908
- Author Photo (jpg): Nadia Shireen (0.1 MB)
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