Reviews

A ssstand off between Grandma and a huge, bad tempered, colourful sssnake could result in our plucky sssuperstar Granny becoming sssnakefood! Can quick thinking Grandma avoid the ssslithering ssserpent’s jaws? You’ll have to find out!Another great read from Alison Grunwald that’s highly recommended.

I love this book. Me and my sister are always fighting over this book, I can’t wait for the next one to come out so me and my sister can each read one grandma book at the same time!

This attractively presented book is ideal for young children: a story that holds their attention, plenty of humour, colourful illustrations and and just the right length for early readers. The questions at the end are a helpful device, encouraging children to pay attention to content (both words and pictures) and to talk about what theyContinue reading “Eve Schwartz”

I read this last year to my then 8 year old who found the characters hilarious. I have just read it to my five year old (twice at her request) who equally loved it but for different reasons. What is amazing is that both children, at very different ages and stages, engaged with the story.Continue reading “Clea Topolski”

This funny, gentle tale about a derring-do grandma and her sceptical cat is short enough to be a complete bedtime story for children aged, say, from five to eight or nine years of age. Equally, the chapters work well for emerging readers to revisit over several sessions. The story is beautifully written, lending itself toContinue reading “Suzanne Askham, author ‘This one is Special’”

The book was amazing. I loved it. I loved when everyone on the beach had to put their sunglasses on because grandma’s swimming costume was too bright. I also loved the jokes.

What a lovely, charming book ! The story was engaging and funny, and the jokes kept my attention right to the end. Waiting for the next installment …

I enjoyed your book. I thought it was funny when the octopus sang ba ba black ship.

I read this to my grandson via a video chat, we each had a copy and he followed along as I read. We had fun connecting this way and the questions at the end helped us to talk about the book after the reading. He enjoyed the pictures.

Really lovely book which deserves to become a classic. Beautifully written and illustrated, I highly recommend it.

Fun story for kids with fab illustrations.

My great-grandsons loved me reading to them about silly grandma and Gertrude the cat shooting down the chimney. This book is so beautifully illustrated it deserves a place in every home for young children.

I loved this book! My mum bought it for me, and it was amazing! Grandma’s jokes are hilarious! My fave is the “Oh oh oh” one! Please release more of these soon!

This book is lovely! Our son, age 6, really enjoyed the jokes and found the pictures hilarious. “Grandma looks so silly!” he said. This is the second of Alison’s books we have read and the kids loved both. Our daughter, 8, took this one upstairs and read it to herself before I had even hadContinue reading “David Byers journalist, The Times”

My Year 4 class simply loved reading this story. The characters are very funny and they love Grandma’s hilarious jokes!

I really enjoyed the story, especially all of Grandma’s jokes and her cowboy boots. I thought the quiz at the end was really fun, too.

I loved this book. Grandma always gets up to so much fun and her jokes made me laugh. She is so lucky to have chocolate mousse for breakfast!

I thought the snake was a great character.

I really liked the bit when Grandma went down the well and into the jungle. She was very brave and funny.

I really enjoyed this book, especially when Grandma told the snake some jokes. They were really funny!

Alison’s use of easily accessible vocabulary, alongside more challenging words, makes this series an ideal choice for both emergent readers and for readers able to enjoy the books unaided. I enjoyed this story very much!” Though simple in form and language this tale addresses some big questions, such as whether it is advisable to lieContinue reading “Susy Stone, retired primary head”

I like the way Gertrude hides from Grandma under the cupboard. The pictures are brilliant.

The best bit is when the pony throws Grandma off. I love the hilarious pictures and the jokes are funny. My friends love silly books!

I laughed a lot when Grandma lost control of the pony. I loved the jokes and the pictures. I’m looking forward to reading the next story…Gertrude’s always so terrified of Grandma’s adventures!

This is the first Alison Grunwald book that my children read, and they loved it. My daughter is bang in the recommended age bracket but my son is a little younger. The books are written perfectly for those with developing and established reading skills and really good fun. Highly recommended.

A happy, humorous readable book. My grand-daughter loved this book, especially the jokes; we’ve read it many times. She also liked the questions about the book at the end.

Beautifully written and illustrated; my grandchildren read it cover-to-cover and eagerly await the next book in the series.

Thank you for the wonderful reading at our school last week. The children absolutely loved it!!!

‘This story is hilarious! My favourite part is where Gertrude skis perfectly while Grandma has to ask for help. The pictures are brilliant.’

‘I love that although Grandma is a silly, clumsy character, she still goes on great adventures…she goes to places you wouldn’t expect a grandma to go and has lots of fun with Gertrude, her cat.”

“The descriptions are very funny. I liked that Grandma is really confused about all the different ski runs and I love her silly jokes. The pictures are great fun!!’

“I could really picture Grandma and Gertrude flying down the mountain; the descriptions are great! I enjoyed how Grandma got the answers to all the ski instructor’s questions wrong. It’s a fast-moving story that kept me wanting to know what came next, all the way to the end.”

“I love these stories. My favourite part is Grandma’s silly jokes which the other skiers don’t understand I just love awkward moments in stories.”

This was fun to read and I enjoyed it thoroughly. I loved how Grandma always looked for adventure and, without knowing it, danger! Gertrude’s character is hysterical – I was unable to tear my eyes away from the book. I would recommend it to anyone who likes fast, frantic fun!

I love this story about silly Grandma! Her cat and all the jokes really make me laugh. I’ve read it a few times now. It would be a good book to read to younger friends too!

Many thanks for your visit. The girls thoroughly enjoyed hearing you read ‘Grandma’s Jungle Adventure’ and were very excited to meet you at the book signing.

Grandma is a fussy person and I like that! She thinks everyone else is being ridiculous, but she’s getting it all wrong! It’s very funny.

I love the way Grandma adds more and more things to her list! I think these books will be enjoyed by everyone in the family.

I really love these stories because Grandma is funny, kind and mad all at the same time!

Jack has talked about your book the whole way home, how it was excellent and he loves the muddled-up words. It is nice to see a book that can bring a smile to a child’s face, genuine joy in a story.

I could really picture Gertrude as a giant cat-monster…the pigeons were petrified!

I think my friends will enjoy this – it’s funny that Gertrude is cleverer that Grandma!

I like to write short stories: these books give me ideas for how to write longer ones. I like the idea of a ‘scarecat!

It is very funny and entertaining. I enjoyed the bit where Gertrude dressed up as a scarecrow!

I really enjoyed it. It was a very, good, enjoyable story, particularly when Grandma confused her next-door neighbour. I wanted to hear the end!

I liked to hear all the funny words!

I found it a very funny story. My favourite part was in the supermarket when Grandma got her words mixed up and when she wished people ‘mood gorning’. Younger children will enjoy a silly adult acting weird. I loved all the colourful adjectives.

A hilarious story that had the class laughing out loud. My class particularly loved hearing Grandma’s song. I loved the way it wove the history of the Tudors with a modern-day granny. I highly recommend this book for all children of primary age.

I love the part where Grandma disappears into thin air. It’s a very exciting story – Grandma’s very adventurous and the jokes are funny.

The cartoons really made the story come to life.

It made history fun and exciting. Any age-group will find the jokes funny – even parents!

I loved the story. My favourite part was the singing – Grandma’s voice was like a squeaky bicycle!

I find it funny that Grandma always misunderstands Gertrude…I don’t think Gertrude likes Grandma.

I loved Grandma telling funny jokes that King Henry didn’t get!

Thank you so much for your visit – the children absolutely loved having a real-life author reading to them and answering all their questions! The stories are wonderful and the children were captivated throughout the session.

As a grandfather who reads stories to his grandchildren these Grandma books are a perennial favourite. They love the hilarious illustrations, and older children will enjoy reading them on their own.

I love how in each book Grandma gets crazier and crazier. This is the craziest book yet!

I really liked it…it was the best story I have ever heard!

I really enjoyed her accidentally funny reading and hilarious jokes!

Grandma tells the worst jokes I’ve ever heard – but they made me laugh!

‘I bought some of your wonderful books and on the evening of 25th December when all my grandchildren were about to fall asleep, I read them (by torchlight!) Grandma’s Christmas Surprise, about all of Grandma’s antics. The writing was glorious – they were transported!’