Skip to navigation Skip to content
  • twitter
  • instagram
  • facebook
Shop Now
House of Books & Friends
My Account
  • £0.00 0
House of Books & Friends
  • Home
  • About
    • Our Mission
    • Resources for Connection
    • News
    • A Chapter for Every Child
  • Shop
  • Events
    • Events Calendar
    • Coffee & Connections
    • The Loneliness Project
    • The Sunday Letter Project
  • Contact
    • Hire Us
    • Accessibility Information
  • Home
  • About
    • Our Mission
    • Resources for Connection
    • News
    • A Chapter for Every Child
  • Shop
  • Events
    • Events Calendar
    • Coffee & Connections
    • The Loneliness Project
    • The Sunday Letter Project
  • Contact
    • Hire Us
    • Accessibility Information

Buy Online

Party animals

£7.99

PRE-ORDER NOW! The unmissable new book in Nadia Shireen’s bestselling and brilliantly anarchic illustrated comedy adventure series, Grimwood!

In Stock

ISBN: 9781398530065 Category: Children's - Young Readers Tags: Children's / Teenage fiction: Action & adventure stories, Children's / Teenage fiction: Animal stories, Children's / Teenage fiction: Family & home stories, Children's / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children's / Teenage general interest: Dogs & wolves, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: runaways
  • Description
  • Additional information
  • Reviews (0)

Description

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!

‘Our finest children’s author’ – Richard Osman 

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.

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.

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

‘Wind in the Willows (with added wind) for a new, wilder generation’ - The Times

‘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
 

Additional information

Dimensions 19.8 × 13 × 1.8 cm
Author

Shireen, Nadia

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Children's

Imprint

Simon & Schuster Children's

Cover

Paperback

Pages

239

Language

English

Edition

Paperback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.

Related products

  • My heart was a tree

    £12.99
    Add to basket
  • Marnie Midnight. 3

    £7.99
    Add to basket
  • Trains

    £6.99
    Add to basket

houseofbooksandfriends



View Instagram post by houseofbooksandfriends


Sep 11



Open post by houseofbooksandfriends with ID 18072938678713554


Natalie read 'Aftertaste' for her book club this year, and wants you to know why it stayed with her for weeks after...

What would you do to have a final meal with a lost loved one?
Aftertaste is a story about connection, grief and how different relationships shape our lives in a myriad of ways.
Konstantin has felt adrift since his fathers' sudden death when he was a child, and when he discovers he can communicate with the dead through recreating a special meal they enjoyed in their life, it gives him a determination to reconnect people that leads him into dangerous territory and onto a path he never could have predicted.
The descriptions of the meals are mouthwatering, and the love story is so touching without being saccharine at all; the way Konstantin declares his love was one of the most unconventionally romantic speeches I've ever read. I would highly recommend this book, and I can't wait to see what Daria Lavelle comes out with next!

houseofbooksandfriends



View Instagram post by houseofbooksandfriends


Sep 10



Open post by houseofbooksandfriends with ID 18070456721774157


Did you catch William Ralston's article in the Guardian this week discussing World Cup refereeing? Want to hear more from inside the world of referees?

Join William in conversation with local legend and elite referee Anthony Taylor on Tuesday 15th at House of Books & Friends. Tickets are available online or in-store, with a chance to get a copy of William's book, The Impossible Job, signed on the night!

houseofbooksandfriends



View Instagram post by houseofbooksandfriends


Sep 9



Open post by houseofbooksandfriends with ID 18026171564885161


House of Books & Friends is excited to welcome Vanessa Santos to discuss her book ‘In Your Heart a Devil'. The event will take place on 14th October at 6pm, and will last one hour, and will include a discussion, a Q&A, and a chance to get your book signed by Vanessa. Vanessa will be in conversation with Jodie Matthews, author of Meet Me at the Surface.

houseofbooksandfriends



View Instagram post by houseofbooksandfriends


Sep 9



Open post by houseofbooksandfriends with ID 17965969017160844


The Booksellers at HOBAF are ready for the crisp air and pumpkin spiced everything. With autumn so close, why not take an RHS Pocket Guide or your cosy autumnal walk and learn all about the nature around you. 🍂

Beautifully illustrated and packed full of expert knowledge, these books are for everyone at any level! 📚

houseofbooksandfriends



View Instagram post by houseofbooksandfriends


Sep 7



Open post by houseofbooksandfriends with ID 17915808273442434


LITTLE BOOKWORMS 🐛
Thank you for coming along to discuss The Ministry of Manners by David Solomons. Our next book club meeting will take place on the 4th of October.

For October, we will be reading Shadow Thieves; Island of Skulls by Peter Burns! 💀
You have until the day of the book club to finish the title – this is available to buy as part of your ticket, or you can purchase a ticket only. Tickets and details available at the link in our bio 📚

houseofbooksandfriends



View Instagram post by houseofbooksandfriends


Sep 5



Open post by houseofbooksandfriends with ID 17945516436313801


Thank you to everyone who joined Laviya for The Global Stories Book Club very first session! It was a great turn out and a brilliant discussion and we can't wait to host the next one!

The next session will take place on Wednesday 7th October at 6pm and we will be discussing Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite. 📚

The cafe will be open until 6pm to ensure you have all the hot drinks you need during the session! ☕

About the book:
No man will call your house his home. And if they try, they will not have peace... So goes the family curse, handed down from generation to generation, ruining families and breaking hearts as it goes. And now it's calm, rational Eniiyi's turn - who, due to her uncanny resemblance to her dead aunt, Monife, and her family's insistence that she must be a reincarnation, has long been used to some strange familial beliefs.
Still, when she falls in love with the handsome boy she saves from drowning, she can no longer run from her family's history. Is she destined to live out the habitual story of love and heartbreak, or can she escape the family curse and the mysterious fate that befell her aunt?

Get your tickets via the link in our bio! 🔗


Follow on Instagram

You're here, so you must like reading.... our newsletter is akin to a literary classic! We have so many projects, events and plans for House of Books & Friends all of which we will pack in to our newsletter so you can be among the first to find out about all the latest news. Don't worry, we promise not to bombard you!

SUBSCRIBE
  • twitter
  • instagram
  • facebook

Get in Touch

We love to hearing from fellow Bookworms!

Please drop us a message, find out where we are or get directions via our contact page.
Contact Us

 

© House of Books and Friends 2026 / Website designed by Bookswarm

The House of Books and Friends CIC is a community interest company registration number 13909633, the registered office of which is 53 King Street, Manchester, M2 4LQ. Trading Address - 81 King Street, Manchester M2 4AH. what3words ///stars.wished.papers

  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy and Cookies
  • My Account
  • Search
  • Basket 0