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Grandpa’s Great Escape

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Grandpa’s Great Escape by David Walliams and Tony Ross

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By David Walliams and Tony Ross

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The hotly-anticipated next novel from NUMBER ONE bestselling author, David Walliams

Jack’s Grandpa… *wears his slippers to the supermarket *serves up Spam à la Custard for dinner *and often doesn’t remember Jack’s name But he can still take to the skies in a speeding Spitfire and save the day… An exquisite portrait of the bond between a small boy and his beloved Grandpa – this book takes readers on an incredible journey with Spitfires over London and Great Escapes through the city in a high octane adventure full of comedy and heart. Illustrated by the award-winning Tony Ross.

Reviews

18 Sep 2025

Love this book ends me of adventures with my grandy

03 Sep 2025

This is a fiction book, I loved this story as I found it very interesting, I’ve read it more than once. My favourite character was Grandpa because he was funny and kind of lost his mind abit.
I would definitely recommend this.

03 Sep 2025

I would recommend it, it was very interesting. My favourite character was the Grandpa as he was very brave.

24 Aug 2025

This book made me very emotional because of the way the author used real life scenarios and their both positive and negative outcomes in the story.

18 Aug 2025

I love Raj in all the David Walliams books. He is very funny and his deals at the shop are always really rubbish! I hope that Grandpa is somewhere really happy at the end of the story as Jack really misses him.

16 Aug 2025

i loved this book as its such a heartfelt book with the grandpa who can only remember his own grandson as a wing commander but that also celebrates his love for planes during ww2 . i think David Walliams is an amazing children's author and all his stories are the perfect escape to a world of wonder

15 Aug 2025

Amazing couldn't put it down until I almost fell I sleep.

08 Aug 2025

I liked jack the best, because I found him funny in the book. I would definitely recommend it to everyone

06 Aug 2025

If you like adventurous stories and dream about flying this book is for you

05 Aug 2025

Exciting and thrilling. My favourite character is Grandpa. I would recommend.

02 Aug 2025

Grandpa is my favourite character because he is very fun. I liked it because people and things weren’t what you thought they were . I would recommend it to people that like adventure stories.

26 Jul 2025

This is a heartwarming story about the power of courage and determination in the face of an upsetting situation. I really loved this book!

25 Jul 2025

I absolutely love the book my favourite character was Jack Would recommend it to anyone eho les opening books at night

21 Jul 2025

I really enjoyed this fiction book because it was quite funny and interesting. Even though it is long I recommend people who like to read David Walliams' books should read it. My favourite character was Grandpa because he was funny. He climbed on top of the church pretending he is in a fighter jet. I also liked Jack as he was always supportive of his Grandpa.

08 Jul 2025

This was such a good book

11 Jun 2025

I think the book was amazing because David Walliams is one of my favourite authors. It is also very funny and fun to read.
It is about how grandpa loves fighting planes and once he gets something like dimentia and feels like he is still a fighter pilot in world war 2 and he climes on top of a church in the middle of the night

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30 Jan 2025

It was very good because you could never guess what was coming next in the story.

02 Jan 2025

I really enjoyed this book as it is an adventure one. It really interested me as i would like to see them artefacts and go on that adventure. I would like a second version of this book. I rated it five out of five. I would recommend it to people who like adventures. It would be good for people over six or maybe seven. Kids will hopefully enjoy it like i really did.

02 Jan 2025

I really enjoyed this book as it is an adventure one. It really interested me as i would like to see them artefacts and go on that adventure. I would like a second version of this book. I rated it five out of five. I would recommend it to people who like adventures. It would be good for people over six or maybe seven. Kids will hopefully enjoy it like i really did.

31 Dec 2024

I really enjoyed this book as it was a fun adventure story. It interested me because I would like to see all the artefacts and go on that adventure. I would like to get a second version of this book. I would rate it five out of five. I would recommend this book to people who like adventures. I think people who are over six might enjoy reading it.

01 Sep 2024

Looking for a book full of adrenaline,fear, and knicker chains? :) This is the book for you! Join Jack and his Grandpa on an adventure of a lifetime! Escaping Twilight towers is easy ( sort of )! Flying a Spitfire is effortless! David Walliams is a good author and this is one of the best books I have read!

01 Sep 2024

This book is funny and sad

30 Aug 2024

This book is funny and Mt favourite character is grandpa and all the adventures that he has. The book is fiction and it was a good story

29 Aug 2024

I loved it so much and I love what happens in the epilogue

29 Aug 2024

I recommend

24 Aug 2024

It was super great

23 Aug 2024

It was a interesting book and very nice.

11 Aug 2024

I really enjoyed reading this book. Raj is my favourite character as he is in all the David walliams books and I find him very funny. I would recommend children read this book

03 Aug 2024

The story was exciting and engaging. Interesting to learn about some information on World War 2.

26 Jul 2024

Good

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