Bad Nana: Older Not Wiser is neatly divided in to three chapters – three perfect bedtime reading chunks. The final chapter – ‘Bad Nana Lends A Hand’ – is brilliantly paced as Nana comes along on the school trip to the boring local history museum. Her Nana isn't bad in the traditional sense like stealing or other crime committing, though she does love the stories that come with them from others like in the news.

her first book, was nominated for both the Kate Greenaway Medal and shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2015. They would also only drop off a case of books and leave us to run it – it was so lovely to have you on hand to chat to the children and recommend them books, as well as the small (but appreciated!

Bad Nana is the unstoppable character taking centre stage in this fabulous new series of illustrated younger fiction from Sophy Henn. One day at their favorite park, they found themselves and other park goers unhappy by the many rules placed around the park by the new park keeper. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. It was clever and sharp and silly (Jeanie describes her brother as a "whiny noise named Jack"), and the characters had fun quirks and characteristics. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

Nine days before Christmas, Jake’s world is turned upside-down when he wakes up to discover that his mum has disappeared. Young readers might well identify with Jeanie’s occasional nervousness – and secretly wish that they too had a Nana who was as much fun.Bad Nana is such a wonderfully cheeky story and I can imagine a five to eight year old (or twenty-three year old) enjoying this as well. The pictures were somewhat funny although I found a mistake in at least one and I wasn't looking too hard.

The first section is an introduction to the characters, filled with hilarious facts about Jeanie and her family.Wickedly smart old lady who cannot stop before an injustice (normally caused by a stuffy old white man of authority or a privileged snotty girl!

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