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LoveReading4Kids Says
Shortlisted for the Week Junior Book Awards 2023
Young Frank John Davenport is hit with two massive surprises in the opening of Jenny Pearson’s tremendously funny and touching new story. First, he learns that he’s been left £462,000 by a step-grandma he didn’t know he had, then that he has a grandpa. The two things are connected: there’s a condition to his grandma’s bequest and the money must be used for the care and well-being of his grandpa.
With his parents arguing about money and his dad’s dodgy dealings, Frank is only too happy to team up with Grandpa Frank and embark on delivering the best bucket list ever (whether that’s what his grandpa wants or not). The adventures that follow are very funny indeed and it’s testament to Jenny Pearson’s ability as a writer that no matter how unlikely the events, we go along with it all because it’s so deliciously enjoyable. The final scene features gangsters, a hot air balloon, the boss of the local geriatric synchronised swimming team, an enormous dog and Frank’s family – a denouement that delivers absolutely everything readers want. In addition to the comic brilliance, the book also delivers a tender depiction of inter-generational relationships, and a whole batch of important life lessons. One for fans of Frank Cottrell-Boyce, and recommendations come no higher.
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Grandpa Frank's Great Big Bucket List Synopsis
From the bestselling queen of heart and humour, Jenny Pearson, comes a great big soaring adventure about family and finding happiness.
When Frank John Davenport inherits piles of money from a grandma he didn't know he had, things take an unexpected turn... Because the money comes with STRICT instructions...and a NEW grandpa.
Frank quickly compiles a list of all the ways he can spend the money and look after his grumpy grandpa. Money may buy hot-air balloon rides, monster-truck lessons and epic parkour experiences, but can Frank discover that happiness is, in fact, priceless?
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9781474974066 |
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3rd February 2022 |
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Jenny Pearson |
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David O'Connell |
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Usborne Publishing Ltd |
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Paperback |
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324 pages |
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Press Reviews
Jenny Pearson Press Reviews
It's heartfelt, hilarious and full of misadventure. I loved it. - Serena Patel, author of Anisha, Accidental Detective
An irresistible mix of comic capers and heartfelt family drama - The Bookseller
A very special book that should be on everyone's bucket list to read. - Jack Meggitt-Phillips, author of The Beast and the Bethany
Breaks records for funny and touching storytelling - David Baddiel
As funny and tender as it could ever be - Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Heart-warming and genuinely funny - The Times
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About Jenny Pearson
Jenny Pearson's debut children’s novel, The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates, won the Lollies 2022 and was shortlisted for the Costa Children’s Book of the Year 2020, Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, the Bradford Boase and the UKLA Book awards.
When she’s not writing, Jenny enjoys inspiring young writers in her classroom and looking after her family and their many animals.
Jenny loves her job and is inspired by the children she has taught. She says, "If you're writing for children, it helps to know what they like but also what they're like. The characters I write are based on many children I have taught over the years and the friendships I have witnessed."
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Jenny loves her job and is inspired by the children she has taught.
She says, “If you’re writing for children, it helps to know what they like but also what they’re like. The characters I write are based on the many children I have taught over the years and the friendships I have witnessed.”
A master in the craft of writing genuinely laugh-out-loud stories, Jenny always tugs at the heartstrings and her books touch on difficult issues that can be read at a deeper level.
Grandpa Frank’s Great Big Bucket List is a joyful celebration of the older generation and of the self-resilience of the young, touching on themes of loneliness, family disputes and dementia. “Laughter through tears is possibly my favourite emotion. It’s a reminder of the possibility that joy can follow the despair. I want to show children that there is humour to be found, even at the darkest of times.”