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A Busy Day for a Good Grandmother (Picture Puffin)
A Busy Day for a Good Grandmother (Picture Puffin)

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Author: Margaret Mahy
Creator: Margaret Chamberlain
Publisher: Puffin Books
Category: Book

List Price: £5.99
Buy Used: £0.01
You Save: £5.98 (100%)





Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 1 reviews
Sales Rank: 459387

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 24
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 9.1 x 0.2

ISBN: 0140502270
EAN: 9780140502275
ASIN: 0140502270

Publication Date: April 27, 1995
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

Also Available In:

  • School & Library Binding - Busy Day for a Good Grandmother
  • Hardcover - A Busy Day for a Good Grandmother

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A hilarious, warm-hearted odyssey.   July 18, 2001
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This really splendid book holds appeal for anyone between the ages of three and one hundred. The story follows an epic, but probably not unusual, day in the life of the world's most inspiringly good-natured, dynamic grandmother. Having received a cry for help from her engaging, but completely useless son, Scrimshaw, our granny undertakes a long and complicated journey to come to his aid. Her amazing foresight equips her perfectly for the many obstacles she meets along the way, and her modes of transport get wilder as the story progresses.

Margaret Mahy's use of language is inspirational. The character and place names are really evocative, and the delicious sounding "Cockahoop Honey Cake" has been adopted by my family as a far more exciting way to describe a Victoria Sponge!

By the end of this whirlwind of a story, we can understand the relief felt by our heroine as she sinks, exhausted but satisfied, into bed, having done a good job well!



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