Granny Grabber's Whizz Bang World

Delilah Smart is just an ordinary child who wants to have a normal childhood, but her parents have other plans. They are determined that she wins the Worldwide Junior Extreme General Knowledge Competition and in order to achieve this Delilah must cram all day and only play with educational toys like the Sir Isaac Newton Brain Building Bear. And because Mr and Mrs Smart are Very Busy People Indeed they buy a childcare robot to do the boring stuff like looking after her.
But Robot Granny Grabbers has hidden qualities and her own views on how to raise Deliliah. She let's her eat chocolate cake and play on trampolines. She builds aircrafts out of household objects and orders pets off the internet. And very soon Delilah is learning how to have fun.

Then disaster strikes! Happy Home Robotics learn of Granny Grabbers' errant robot qualities and send a Nanny Deluxe replacement whose circuits are wired to ensure NO IMAGINATION whatsoever. Is Granny Grabbers for the scrapheap? It's instant Action Stations for Delilah Smart and the team ...

About the author

Charlotte Haptie has wanted to be a writer since she was seven, but has had a number of more sensible jobs in between. Her first published book, Otto and the Flying Twins began the adventures of Otto in the magical City of Trees, received widespread critical acclaim and was an international bestseller. Charlotte grew up in Buckinghamshire and Merseyside, and now lives in Devon.

Report

'Artfully told, this is good stuff.' Independent

Product details

• Authors: Charlotte Haptie
• Assisted by: Pete Williamson (Illustration)
• Publisher: Hachette Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 9
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2012
• EAN: 9781444904086
• ISBN: 978-1-4449-0408-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Weight: 226 g
• Illustrations: black and white throughout
• Series: Hodder Children's Books; The Whizz Bang World of Delilah Smart; Granny Grabbers; Granny Grabbers; The Whizz Bang World of Delilah Smart
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age