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Grimwood

Author and illustrator: Nadia Shireen

Welcome to a world of wildlife wackiness as two foxes, Ted and Nancy, have a madcap adventure. On the run from Princess Buttons, the most terrifying street cat in the Big City, they flee to Grimwood where they meet a whole host of weird and wonderful characters.

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  • Shortlisted: The Week Junior Book Awards 2023
  • Shortlisted: Lollies, 2023
  • Shortlisted: 2022 Branford Boase Award
  • Shortlisted: Books Are My Bag Readers Awards
  • Shireen is a UKLA Book Award winner
  • Shireen was 2018's BookTrust Writer in Residence
  • Challenges gender stereotypes
  • Under-represented voice