"Tender, touching, hilarious – what more could you want?"
Shortlisted for the Week Junior Book Awards 2023
Young Frank John Davenport is hit with two massive surprises in the opening of Jenny Pearson’s tremendously funny and touching new story. First, he learns that he’s been left £462,000 by a step-grandma he didn’t know he had, then that he has a grandpa. The two things are connected: there’s a condition to his grandma’s bequest and the money must be used for the care and well-being of his grandpa.
With his parents arguing about money and his dad’s dodgy dealings, Frank is only too happy to team up with Grandpa Frank and embark on delivering the best bucket list ever (whether that’s what his grandpa wants or not). The adventures that follow are very funny indeed and it’s testament to Jenny Pearson’s ability as a writer that no matter how unlikely the events, we go along with it all because it’s so deliciously enjoyable.
The final scene features gangsters, a hot air balloon, the boss of the local geriatric synchronised swimming team, an enormous dog and Frank’s family – a denouement that delivers absolutely everything readers want. In addition to the comic brilliance, the book also delivers a tender depiction of inter-generational relationships, and a whole batch of important life lessons. One for fans of Frank Cottrell-Boyce, and recommendations come no higher.
From the bestselling queen of heart and humour, Jenny Pearson, comes a great big soaring adventure about family and finding happiness.
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What's it all about? This story of Frank, a young boy (I'll have to be quite explicit here as all the men in the family are called Frank!), and his relationship with his family (mum, dad and grandpa) is sweet, revealing and sad but shows great depth, humanity and a super learning curve for young readers. Suddenly, Frank is given loads of money by a deceased grandma he never new, a grandpa to look after and a dad whose in a lot of trouble from loan sharks of various kinds. The humour is deadpan, and I really like how it links together - jokes come back again and again.... Read Full Review
From the bestselling queen of heart and humour, Jenny Pearson, comes a great big soaring adventure about family and finding happiness. When Frank John Davenport inherits piles of money from a grandma he didn't know he had, things take an unexpected turn...
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Grandpa Frank's Great Big Bucket List and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
Grandpa Frank's Great Big Bucket List features in the following genres: Funny, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, PSHE: Bereavement and Grief, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), PSHE: Family Issues, Stories about Family and Friends, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations
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Grandpa Frank's Great Big Bucket List was written by Jenny Pearson and published by Usborne Publishing Ltd
Grandpa Frank's Great Big Bucket List has 324 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.
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