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Interest Age 5-8 | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month March 2019
A wonderfully entertaining romp of a story with the redoubtable Grandma and ghost of Grandpa Bert at the heart of it. When Grandma arrives to visit Anna and Kasper she brings in her handbag a very unusual travelling companion: the ghost of Grandpa Bert. And with Grandpa Bert comes danger. The Ghost Snatchers are out to get him and Grandma and Anna and Kasper have to their wits about them to stay one step ahead of the two dastardly crooks. Fun to read and attractively illustrated.
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More spy caper than ghost story this is a fun adventure for young readers, and one that puts grandparents nicely in the driving seat of the action too. Anna and Kasper’s Grandma Gertie has an unusual secret in her handbag – the ghost of Grandpa Bert. In itself that’s pretty exciting, but then Grandpa Bert is kidnapped by a gang of ruthless ghost rustlers. Grandma Gertie won’t stand for that, and is straightaway off to the rescue with Anna and Kasper. Short chapters and lots of colour illustrations help make this super-readable, and everyone will want to know what happens at the end. ~ Andrea Reece
Julia Eccleshare's Picks for March 2019:
Song of Spring by Hendrik Jonas
Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Watership Down Gift Picture Storybook by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Grandpa Bert and the Ghost Snatchers by Malorie Blackman
High quality cream paper and a special easy to read font ensure a smooth read for all.
About the Little Gems series: Little Gems are in a gorgeous new chunky format, with high-spec production including coloured endpapers and jacketed flaps with activities. Additional features include high quality cream paper, Barrington Stoke font and illustrations on every page. They are perfect for 5-8's. These quality stories promote good reading practice for all newly independent readers.
Grandma Gertie is rather strange. With her big square glasses and a parrot on her hat, Anna and Kasper don't know what to make of her. But Grandma's got a secret... Grandpa Bert is a ghost and he's travelled all the way from Barbados squished inside her handbag! Even worse, they're being followed and Grandpa Bert could be in very grave danger... Can Anna and Kasper help their grandparents before it's too late?
A hilarious family adventure filled with ghosts and laughs.
“A worthy successor to Quentin Blake, Michael Morpurgo and Anne Fine” The Guardian
ISBN: 9781781128305
Publication date: 16/07/2018
Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
Format: Paperback
| ISBN: | 9781781128305 |
| Publication date: | 16th July 2018 |
| Author: | Malorie Blackman |
| Illustrator: | Melanie Demmer |
| Publisher: | Barrington Stoke Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 96 pages |
| Suitable for: | 5+ readers, 7+ readers |
| Recommendations: | Julia Eccleshare's Picks |
| Other Categories: | Summer Reading |
A World Book Day Author 2019 | Children's Laureate 2013-2015 Malorie Blackman had a variety of jobs before she became a full time writer and spent many years working as a Database Manager for Reuters travelling extensively within Europe and the United States. After 82 rejection letters, her first novel, Not So Stupid!, was a selected title for the 1991 Feminist Book Fortnight, and Malorie participated in the first BBC TV Black Women’s Screenwriting Workshop in 1991. She has written a number of books for young readers including the Whizziwig series, which have been dramatised successfully for children’...
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