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Little Gems – Grandpa Was an Astronaut

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Little Gems – Grandpa Was an Astronaut by Jonathan Meres, and Hannah Coulson

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By Jonathan Meres, and and, Hannah Coulson

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35 reviews

Grandparents take centre stage in this charming tale as a young boy and his grandfather let their imaginations take flight for an afternoon of space exploration, with beautiful artwork from Hannah Coulson. High quality cream paper and a special easy to read font ensure a smooth read for all.

Sherman loves the moon and he loves his grandpa even more – who has actually been to the moon! Grandpa was an astronaut and has a chunk of moon rock on his mantlepiece. Playing space games with Grandpa is one of Sherman’s most favourite things ever so he’s thrilled to hear that’s exactly what a visit to Grandpa will involve. High quality cream paper and a special easy to read font ensure a smooth read for all.

Reviews

05 Aug 2024

This book was fictional my favourite character was Luna I recommend it to all of the younger children from about 0-10 years old.

01 Mar 2024

My favourite part was when they launched to the moon in a cardboard box that they made into a spaceship. They asked Luna the dog if she wanted to come. When Sherman was going he said to bye to Grandad and that he had a good time.

17 Aug 2023

Very enjoyable read. Highly recommended.

15 Aug 2023

Grandpa was my favourite character because he talked like he was on a walkie-talkie all the time. My favourite part was when we learnt Sherman was really bad at guessing.

11 Sep 2021

Great adventure and imagination, I liked it

10 Sep 2021

it was ok, a bit slow, not an exciting book but a nice story

31 Aug 2021

It is a lovely story of Sherman and his Grandpa who was an astronaut. They made their own spaceship and traveled to moon with their dog Luna in their imaginative world. Great story to read.

29 Aug 2021

I enjoyed this book. It wasn't like any I've read before. I liked the pictures and how the story ends. I would recommend this to others.

13 Aug 2021

I liked when Sherman wanted to go to the moon and they decided to build a spaceship and got to go with his grandad.

10 Aug 2021

Great little book for children interested in the moon.

09 Aug 2021

I liked the grandpa best because he has been to the moon and it was very interesting. I would definitly recommend!

23 Jul 2021

I never knew someone did not like the fog.

15 Sep 2020

I quite liked this book, but I didn't find it very exciting. I think it was written for younger children, maybe 5-7 year olds.

13 Sep 2020

I like that he had a dog called Luna which means moon.

27 Aug 2020

My favourite characters were Sherman and his grandpa and Luna and his mum. Actually that's all the characters!

I liked the way that Sherman and his grandpa played astronauts. It seemed like fun and made me want to play astronauts too.

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes space adventures.

31 Jul 2020

Sherman loves his dog Luna.

05 Sep 2019

Grandpa was the best character. I really like space so found the boon interesting. I would recommend this book to someone else

13 Aug 2019

My favourite part about the book is when Grandpa, Sherman an Luna (the dog) go to the moon. I would recommend this book to anyone who would like a short, interesting story.

10 Aug 2019

It was a really good story and a bit funny.

28 Jul 2019

It was a fiction book. I would really like people to read it because it’s a very good book. It interested me because it was funny and it had a happy ending! My favourite character was the grandpa because he was very funny!

26 Jul 2019

Amazing,adventurous I would recommend this to anyone and people who are interested in space

14 Aug 2018

I liked it when they went to space

04 Aug 2018

I liked their adventures.

24 Jul 2018

i recommend this book because some words some words are very funny.

05 Sep 2017

The book is about a boy who did not know his grandpa was an astronaut.he then find out that his grandpa was astronaut.

05 Sep 2017

It was funny when they were feeling hungry and Mum zoomed up in another rocket to give them biscuits!

14 Aug 2017

I think you'll like this book,and I've never read a book by him, if your a bookworm and can get hooked into a good book

10 Aug 2017

My favourite story

08 Aug 2017

I think this is an interesting book because it tells you some facts about the moon and it is a fun book.
Also it is about a little boy going to his grandpa (who was an astronaut when he was younger)and they built a spaceship together and the little boys dog went in with them.
I really like this book.

08 Aug 2017

It was just like my grandpa and me. I loved reading it.

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