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Older Not Wiser (Bad Nana, Book 1)

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Older Not Wiser (Bad Nana, Book 1) by Sophy Henn

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By Sophy Henn

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120 reviews

A wickedly funny series for ages six and up from the creator of Where Bear?, Pass It On and the Pom Pom series, with colour illustrations throughout.

Jeanie’s Grandma is BAD. Not bad like a vampire or a gangster or anything, more like . . . up to no good. Sometimes she can be a bit embarrassing but most of the time she’s REALLY fun, especially when she gets Jeanie involved in her mischievous schemes. Everyone says she’s old enough to know better . . . but she doesn’t seem to care one bit. In fact, Jeanie thinks she might quite like it! Bad Nana is a deliciously wicked new series for ages six and up, told through the eyes of 7 3/4-year-old Jeanie. Gorgeously illustrated throughout with vibrantly coloured spreads, Bad Nana’s naughty exploits will shock and appal – and make you snort with laughter!

Reviews

18 Jul 2026

I loved reading this book with my class. So humorous, witty and inspiring in the way that it is written. Would recommend to every child with a strong writer's voice and sense of humour.

01 Aug 2025

I liked this book. I can’t wait to read the n next ones in the series. I would recommend it

16 Aug 2024

So this book is about a nana called bad nana and she does bad stuff like robbing the bank. But, she hides this stuff from small children because she wants them to have fun. At the end, she goes home and finally relaxes. I like the character bad nana because she’s so funny and has good skills. I would definitely recommend this to a friend I know.

08 Feb 2024

Funny

22 Dec 2023

I thought this book was very bizarre but also funny.
Especially when bad nana crossed out all the park rules and saw the park officer turned red

04 Sep 2023

It was very funny.

01 Sep 2023

One of my favourite books! I love this as the front cover said older not wiser - very mysterious!

30 Aug 2023

Very funny

20 Aug 2023

I liked this book because there were twists and turns. Bad Nana was my favorite because she was getting up to mischief too help others. I would recommend this book as it is a funny story.

20 Aug 2023

It’s a very funny fiction book about bad nana when she mis behaves a lot and she can’t stand when people don’t have fun or strict rules.Her granddaughter get bullied at school by greeting called names.Bad nana was m’fais. Favorite character an i will recommend this book.

15 Aug 2023

I find it really funny when she puts on the beard and nobody else noticed it was her except Jeanie

06 Aug 2023

I enjoyed bad man old not wiser and I like the way that bad manner broke rules to make the day fun she was a very good character and I also like the description of all the nanas

03 Aug 2023

Brilliant book

30 Jul 2023

Beautiful just beautiful

29 Jul 2023

My favourite character was Bad Nana.

29 Jul 2023

My favourite character is bad nana .

26 Jul 2023

I liked bad nana because she was cheeky

16 Jul 2023

this book is fiction and my favourite person was the bad nana. I do recommend it because it is very funny.

15 Jul 2023

funny ,well worded, the best book i've ever read

04 Nov 2022

I loved the characters, I loved bad nana. It was like all of my book dreams had come true!

28 Sep 2022

A visually appealing book suitable for KS1 children who are starting to widen their reading beyond picture books. The three short stories are funny and many children will relate to Bad Nana's giant handbag with its mysterious contents, Liberace the cat with his singularly expressive face and Georgina Farquar-HaHa, the Meanie. Everyone should have a Bad Nana in their lives.

27 Aug 2022

I like this book because the main character was a granny that liked pink and did not like following rules. I would recommend it.

25 Aug 2022

This is a really funny book and I think lots of other people would like it too!

23 Aug 2022

It was good. I liked bad nana best. I’d recommend it. I liked the illustrations

18 Aug 2022

I found it very fun I now wish I had a grandma like that

14 Aug 2022

Sort of enjoyed it, liked the colour and was funny

14 Aug 2022

Cheeky funny and only slightly naughty!

09 Aug 2022

It has been a very long story but I have been liking it as it only make me even more excited to read it. As it is a very long story.

02 Aug 2022

My favourite character was Jeanie. This was a good book.

01 Aug 2022

I liked the story a lot because bad nana was sometimes up to tricks and once or twice it made me laugh. I would recommend this book to somebody who likes fiction and likes seeing minor problems solved.

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