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Suitable for 9 - 11 years

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The eighth novel from NUMBER ONE bestselling author, David Walliams – now available in paperback!

Jack’s Grandpa…

wears his slippers to the supermarket

serves up Spam a 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.

Product Details

Catalogue number

4071 in Schools Catalogue 2024–25

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780008183424

Publisher

HarperCollins

Date published

February 2nd, 2017

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 5.2; Middle years; 7.0 points

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  • 464 pages

Condition

New

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Author/Illustrator

David Walliams

Photo of David Walliams

David Walliams is a comedian, writer and actor and is best known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the hugely popular sketch show Little Britain, and as a star judge on Britain’s Got Talent.

David is also well known for his charitable work for Sports Relief, part of Comic Relief. He took up swimming in his youth because he was overweight, and has subsequently completed long distance swims of the English Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar and the River Thames, raising millions of pounds for charity!

In 2008 David’s first children’s book The Boy in the Dress was published, illustrated by Quentin Blake. He has gone on to take the children’s literary world by storm, dominating sales charts and twice winning the National Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year. His books have now been translated into 40+ languages, and also include picture books illustrated by Tony Ross.

Tony Ross

Multi-award-winning Tony Ross has become one of the best-known creators of original and traditional picture books and his work has been published all over the world. As well as his own books, he has illustrated books for authors such as Roald Dahl, Paula Danziger and Michael Palin.

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  1. Isgar
    on 11 October 2018

    I liked this book 📚 because it’s so ,so so funny 😆!!!!!!!!!!!

    5out of 5

  2. Dazzlingdolphin
    on 27 February 2017

    a good book. funny and exiting although it took a while to get into. 7/10

    4out of 5

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