Grandpa's Great Escape

Produktbeschreibung

Jack's Grandpa...

*wears his slippers to the supermarket

*serves up Spam à la Custard for dinner

*and often doesn't remember Jack's name

But he can still take to the skies in a speeding Spitfire and save the day...

An exquisite portrait of the bond between a small boy and his beloved Grandpa - this book takes readers on an incredible journey with Spitfires over London and Great Escapes through the city in a high octane adventure full of comedy and heart.

Illustrated by the award-winning Tony Ross. 

Kritik

PRAISE FOR DAVID WALLIAMS:
"A pleasure to read. A beguilingly funny, original and thought-provoking tale... hilarious" - Amanda Craig, The Times

"I absolutely love David Walliams's books. In a few more years they will become classics" - Sue Townsend, author of Adrian Mole, Guardian

"The new Roald Dahl" - Evening Standard

"A triumphant mix of wit and warmth" - Telegraph Books of the Year

"Ridiculously over-the-top and utterly delightful " - Spectator

"Another triumph for David Walliams. His books are a breath of wonderful fresh air" - Sun

"David Walliams' children's books are now guaranteed bestsellers... watch this fly off the shelves" - Daily Mail

"Delightfully funny" - Metro 

Autoreninfo

David Walliams continues to take the literary world by storm. His tenth novel, BAD DAD, was an immediate number one, following the triumph of THE MIDNIGHT GANG, the biggest-selling children's book of 2016. THE WORLD'S WORST CHILDREN 2, spent four weeks at industry number one.

David's books have now exceeded 100 non-consecutive weeks at children's number one, and have been translated into 53 languages, selling more than 35 million copies worldwide.

Tony Ross was born in London in 1938. He went to art school in Liverpool and has since worked as a typographer for design and advertising agencies. His cartoons have appeared in Punch, Town, Time and Tide and the News of the World. His first book Hugo and the Wicked Winter was published in 1972. Tony has since written over 100 books and illustrated over 2000! Two of his creations, Towser and The Little Princess have been turned into TV series.
Tony lives in Wales.