You'll laugh hysterically on every page.' - Caitlin Moran 'This book made my face hurt! Relentlessly funny.' - Rob Biddulph 'Dark, original and laugh-out-loud funny' - The Times '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 Grimwood is her first series for older readers. 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. Nadia Shireen has won awards for her picture books including the UKLA Book Award for Good Little Wolf, and her latest, Barbara Throws a Wobbler, has been described as a 'little doorway of joy' by Caitlin Moran. This memorable, distinctive and warm-hearted comedy series will have kids begging to read more. But when Princess Buttons tracks them down, Nancy and Ted and the animals of Grimwood must unite in a mind-bending race against time. Instead, they are met with thieving eagles, dramatic ducks, riotous rabbits and a whole host of unusual characters. They flee for Grimwood, expecting to find refuge in the peaceful countryside. Perfect for readers age 7 to 107, fans of Dog Man, Roald Dahl, Mr Gum and David Walliams, and anyone who loves to laugh.įox cub siblings Ted and Nancy are on the run from Princess Buttons, the scariest street cat in the Big City.

Laugh your head off with this fully-illustrated new series from award-winning Nadia Shireen. This is about to become a fundamental part of 21st century childhood' - Caitlin Moran 'Grimwood is like Winnie-the-Pooh written by the Pythons, and so madly inventive and funny I was howling with laughter by the third page. Comic gold, tinged with such tenderness.' - Kiran Millwood Hargrave 'I CACKLED ALOUD on practically every page. 'Ted and Nancy are my favourite funny foxes EVER.' - Liz Pichon, author of Tom Gates 'Funny, anarchic, original and gloriously silly.' - Richard Osman Grimwood: Laugh your head off with the funniest new series of the year, from award-winning Nadia Shi.

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