My Granny - was a Frightful Bore (but she isn't any more)

My Granny - was a Frightful Bore (but she isn't any more)

by Nanette Newman (Author)

Synopsis

Just because your granny is old doesn't mean she is having a boring time! This granny is full of energy - in fact, it wasn't until her eighties that she started really having fun. She's learnt to tap-dance, has tried to fly, learnt magician's tricks, and plays regularly in a football team amongst many other things. Granny hasn't much time at all to do any of the normal boring things expected of her - no time for knitting or staring into space. This is a wonderful celebration of old age and will delight and amuse both young and older readers.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Edition: Gift
Publisher: Pavilion Children's Books
Published: 05 Feb 2004

ISBN 10: 1843650592
ISBN 13: 9781843650591
Children’s book age: 5-7 Years
Book Overview: The granny in this title has no time for knitting or staring into space because she is too busy learning magician's tricks, tap dancing and playing football. Ideal for shared reading or reading aloud, this picture book features rhyming text by Nanette Newman and illustrations by artist Beryl Cook.

Author Bio
Nanette Newman has received considerable acclaim for her long and varied acting career in films, on stage and on television. She has also been successful as an author, particularly with her cookery books and many books for children. She has collaborated with illustrators such as Beryl Cook, and worked with Michael Foreman on several projects. She has previously contributed to the Pavillion Books collection Bedtime Stories along with Terry Jones. Beryl Cook has been an artist and illustrator for many years, and her work is loved and admired worldwide. Born in 1926 in Surrey, Beryl was one of four sisters. She had no formal art training, using her life experience as inspiration for her now famous pictures. She has been a showgirl, a shorthand typist, managed a pub, worked in a wholesale fruiterers and kept a boarding house. She married her childhood sweetheart John at the age of 20 and they are now grandparents themselves. She lives in Plymouth with her husband and an assortment of pets.