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    Grandpa's Great Escape
    Grandpa's Great Escape
    Grandpa's Great Escape
    Audiobook5 hours

    Grandpa's Great Escape

    Written by David Walliams

    Narrated by David Walliams, Nitin Ganatra and Michael Gambon

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    David Walliams, hailed as “the heir to Roald Dahl” by The Spectator, burst onto the American scene with the New York Times bestseller Demon Dentist. Now the UK’s #1 bestselling children’s author is back with this high-flying adventure about a boy and his grandfather, perfect for fans of Jeff Kinney and Rachel Renee Russell.

    Grandpa is Jack’s favorite person in the world. It doesn’t matter that he wears his slippers to the supermarket, serves Spam à la Custard for dinner, and often doesn’t remember Jack’s name. But then Grandpa starts to believe he’s back in World War II, when he was a Spitfire fighter pilot, and he’s sent to live in an old folk’s home run by the sinister Matron Swine. Now it’s up to Jack to help Grandpa plot a daring escape!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateFeb 28, 2017
    ISBN9780062661548
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    David Walliams

    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.

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    • 3/5
      I love how Walliams’ books are like a fresh take on Roald Dahl books. He has interesting storylines, relatable characters, and engaging layout and typography. I especially love that this book took on elderly grandparents and their health.
    • 5/5
      Absoutly amazing, and very well written. Highly recommend to anyone with children.
    • 5/5
      It was funny and adventurous - 11 year old daughter
    • 4/5
      When we finished reading this book, my 5 1/2 year old said: "Can we ask the author to write more books?" Enough said.
    • 3/5
      I am struggling with how to express my feelings about Grandpa's Great Escape by David Walliams. This is due to the fact that this man might actually be a bigger Roald Dahl fan than myself and his writing definitely reflects that. I don't think that Walliams makes any bones about this but I do think that if you've read Dahl's works it will be difficult not to compare the two which leaves Walliams falling a bit short. (Sorry!) Read on its own merit, it's a great little book which touches on topics which I think are really important in middle grade fiction. Our main character, Jack, has a very special relationship with his grandfather who was a fighter pilot in WWII. Their relationship is a unique one which is further complicated by the fact that his grandpa has Alzheimer's disease and believes he is once again in the midst of the Battle of Britain. Jack's parents are torn about what to do with the old man but Jack is adamant that he continue to spend time with him...until the vicar puts an idea into their heads about the old folks home beyond the moors. In typical Dahl fashion, Walliams fashions a slapstick comedy amidst flashbacks to WWII and serious discussions over elderly care and familial loyalty.What I didn't care for:What felt like blatant ripoffs of Dahl's works as well as his illustrator, Quentin BlakeWhat I legitimately enjoyed:The approach and handling of serious discussions revolving around elderly care and Alzheimer'sThe glossary at the back which discussed in more detail the topics touched on in the book such as the Royal Air Force, Battle of Britain, etc.
    • 5/5
      Grandpa's great escape is a really funny bookand I realy recomend it.