Grimwood: Party Animals

By Author / Illustrator

Nadia Shireen

Genre

Funny Stories

Age range(s)

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

ISBN

9781398530027

Format

Hardback

Published

20-06-2024

Synopsis

Return to the forest where anything can happen. An unmissable new book in Nadia Shireen's bestselling and wildly funny illustrated comedy adventure series, Grimwood!

Sharon the Party Crow has lost her mojo! Three parties in one day have proved too much for Grimwood's favourite raving resident, and now it's up to Ted, Nancy, Willow, and the rest of the gang to help Sharon get her groove back. Teamwork, friendship and, most importantly, dance skills, will all be put to the test as the gang try to get the party started again!

Fully illustrated throughout and full of heart, laughs and surprises, this is the must-read fourth title in the bestselling and fantastically anarchic Grimwood series.

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.

PRAISE FOR GRIMWOOD: 'Wind in the Willows (with added wind) for a new, wilder generation' - The Times. '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. 'Funny, anarchic, original and gloriously silly.' - Richard Osman. 'Ted and Nancy are my favourite funny foxes EVER.' - Liz Pichon, author of Tom Gates. 'I CACKLED ALOUD on practically every page. Comic gold, tinged with such tenderness.' - Kiran Millwood Hargrave. '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. 'Every page of the book zings with invention and joie de vivre' - The Financial Times

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Reviews

Grimwood: Party Animals is the fourth book in the wonderful Grimwood series. In this book we return to the forest where anything can happen. Sharon the Party Crow has lost her mojo! Three parties in one day would have proved too much for most of us! Teamwork, friendship and, most importantly, dance skills, will all be put to the test as the gang try to get the party started again!

Young readers will identify with different characters as the story progresses, from the owl, who is much less keen on attending parties from the outset, to others who enthusiastically want Crow to be back to their 'normal selves'. All of the animals have ideas on how to re-motivate their friend, but they have to learn to listen to each other and work together.

These themes are clearly there and can be used when analysing the story or using it as a group text but, they are never laboured, meaning that children reading independently can immerse themselves in the enjoyment of the story and the themes can quietly weave into their thoughts undetected.

Language development is fostered through this wonderful book through the use of the actions and events which are described vividly and with language that will stretch newly independent readers to develop a meaning of a wide range of new words.

This series is a must-have for schools that are serious about developing reading for pleasure, and they make a wonderful study text for group work.

256 pages / Reviewed by Amanda Shipton, teacher