Increíble Historia De... La Increíble Historia De...La Abuela Gánster / Gangsta Granny, (Paperback)

from purplequeennl

I read this to my 10 year old and we both loved it! It's the best David Walliams book we've read so far (although only our third). The development of the relationship between Ben and his Granny, and then with his parents too was a key part of this book and what made it engaging. It is sad, heartw...

from LaviniaRossetti

Ben's parents loved ballroom dancing. They loved it so much that sometimes the little boy began to think that they preferred dancing to him. Every Friday, it was a show night, where a show was performed on stage. This show was called 'Strictly Stars Dancing', where a load of dancers were paired u...

from fingerpost

Ben is stuck every Friday night with his boring Granny, while is dance obsessed parents go off on their own for date nights. Ben finds Granny unbearably boring... until he discovers that she used to be an international jewel thief. Suddenly she is significantly more interesting. She begins tellin...

from Sheila1957

Granny tries to make her life more exciting for her grandson. Little does he know what he'll be getting involved in. I howled at this book. When Ben finds out his grandmother was an international jewel thief, he looks at her with new eyes. Then when he gets involved in the biggest heist of all I ...

from TimCTaylor

An enjoyable bout of sillyness but with some real emotional backbone. My copy says 9+ and I think that's right. The ending is tinged with sadness.