Don’t Mess With Granny
Are Grannies are supposed to knit socks and make quilts? This granny doesn’t think so. This Granny wants to wear purple shoes, play darts and be in a band. She also wants to be free. So when someone tries to stop her having fun she has no choice but to run away.
The Runaway Granny was first broadcast on RTE Radio One in Ireland and has now been transformed into a lively but heart-warming children’s book about family conflict, stubborn grownups and hilarious drama. Children of all ages will love this story of adventure, action and of course, humour.
Natasha’s Granny’s got galloping bonkersitis. She’s fed up staying in her little house. She doesn’t want to be an old fogey. She wants to go out and about, play darts and have lots and lots of fun and adventure.
But Natasha’s mother has a different idea of how a granny should behave. She wants granny to sit by the fire and talk about the good old days while knitting lots of tea-cosies! Natasha just wants them to stop fighting.
One day Natasha's granny and mum have a steaming big row and granny leaves home. She doesn't tell anyone where she is going and Natasha is heartbroken.
Natasha desperately wants her mum and her granny to get together and sort out their differences like grownups should. The problem is they are both too stubborn as well as too alike. Natasha thinks they’ve both got bonkersitis.
After a while, letters start coming and although they arrive every week, Natasha still misses her granny. Natasha worries that her family will never be the same again. Then one day she finally learns the truth about granny’s adventure.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Grace Jolliffe was born and brought up in Toxteth, Liverpool. Her mother was a Liverpudlian and her father an Irish immigrant who took the cattle boat with his brothers to follow the emigration trail to Liverpool in the 1950’s.
The family became returning emigrants when they moved back to Wicklow in Ireland when Grace was a teenager.
She now lives with her husband in Galway where she is busy writing and gardening. She writes for adults as well as children and enjoys both equally.
Her first novel, Piggy Monk Square, (for adults) was originally published by Tindal Street Press and was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writer’s prize.
Grace’s writing has been widely published in both magazines and newspapers, and she has also written for television and film. Her short films have won several awards at film festivals.
Her children’s stories were regularly broadcast on RTE One, Ireland’s National Radio Station. Grace loves nature. Gardening and hill-walking are two of her favourite pastimes. She would love to see more children (and adults) enjoying themselves outdoors and always tries to encourage this in her writing.
Are Grannies are supposed to knit socks and make quilts? This granny doesn’t think so. This Granny wants to wear purple shoes, play darts and be in a band. She also wants to be free. So when someone tries to stop her having fun she has no choice but to run away.
The Runaway Granny was first broadcast on RTE Radio One in Ireland and has now been transformed into a lively but heart-warming children’s book about family conflict, stubborn grownups and hilarious drama. Children of all ages will love this story of adventure, action and of course, humour.
Natasha’s Granny’s got galloping bonkersitis. She’s fed up staying in her little house. She doesn’t want to be an old fogey. She wants to go out and about, play darts and have lots and lots of fun and adventure.
But Natasha’s mother has a different idea of how a granny should behave. She wants granny to sit by the fire and talk about the good old days while knitting lots of tea-cosies! Natasha just wants them to stop fighting.
One day Natasha's granny and mum have a steaming big row and granny leaves home. She doesn't tell anyone where she is going and Natasha is heartbroken.
Natasha desperately wants her mum and her granny to get together and sort out their differences like grownups should. The problem is they are both too stubborn as well as too alike. Natasha thinks they’ve both got bonkersitis.
After a while, letters start coming and although they arrive every week, Natasha still misses her granny. Natasha worries that her family will never be the same again. Then one day she finally learns the truth about granny’s adventure.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Grace Jolliffe was born and brought up in Toxteth, Liverpool. Her mother was a Liverpudlian and her father an Irish immigrant who took the cattle boat with his brothers to follow the emigration trail to Liverpool in the 1950’s.
The family became returning emigrants when they moved back to Wicklow in Ireland when Grace was a teenager.
She now lives with her husband in Galway where she is busy writing and gardening. She writes for adults as well as children and enjoys both equally.
Her first novel, Piggy Monk Square, (for adults) was originally published by Tindal Street Press and was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writer’s prize.
Grace’s writing has been widely published in both magazines and newspapers, and she has also written for television and film. Her short films have won several awards at film festivals.
Her children’s stories were regularly broadcast on RTE One, Ireland’s National Radio Station. Grace loves nature. Gardening and hill-walking are two of her favourite pastimes. She would love to see more children (and adults) enjoying themselves outdoors and always tries to encourage this in her writing.
