Grimwood: Laugh your head off with the funniest new series of the year

Description

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! 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

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.

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