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Attack of the stink monster!

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Venture back to Grimwood in the wildly funny third book in Nadia Shireen’s bestselling and brilliantly anarchic illustrated comedy-adventure series.

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ISBN: 9781471199363 Category: Children's - Young Readers Tags: Children's / Teenage fiction: Animal stories, Children's / Teenage fiction: Family & home stories, Children's / Teenage fiction: Horror & ghost stories, chillers, Children's / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children's / Teenage general interest: Dogs & wolves, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: runaways
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Venture back to Grimwood in the wildly funny third book in Nadia Shireen’s bestselling and brilliantly anarchic illustrated comedy-adventure 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.

‘Our finest children’s writer’ – Richard Osman

A Bigfoot is on the loose! Ted, Nancy, Willow and the rest of the Grimwood gang must embark on their greatest adventure yet to save their home from a nasty, thieving stink monster. Monster hunters are GO!

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

PRAISE FOR GRIMWOOD:
‘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

‘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

‘Dark, original and laugh-out-loud funny’ – The Times

‘This book made my face hurt! Relentlessly funny.’ – Rob Biddulph

‘Like Watership Down, but funny. You’ll laugh hysterically on every page.’ – Caitlin Moran

‘Fantastic.’ – Lauren Laverne

‘Pure genius!’ – Louie Stowell

‘Made us laugh out loud.’ – Jim Smith, author of Barry Loser

‘You’re in for a treat!’ – Selom Sunu, illustrator of Look Both Ways

‘Utterly HILARIOUS’ – Sophy Henn, author-illustrator of Pizazz
 
‘Every page of the book zings with invention and joie de vivre‘ - The Financial Times
 

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Weight 0.232 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 13 × 1.8 cm
Author

Shireen, Nadia

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Children's

Imprint

Simon & Schuster Children's

Cover

Paperback

Pages

238

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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