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How to Help Your Grandda — Judi Curtin
A funny short story from the collection, BEYOND THE STARS, written and illustrated by two great Irish talents in children's fiction today
When Lorcan Browne's class are told to write to someone they admire, all his friends choose soccer stars and boy band singers, but Lorcan chooses the richest person in town instead, because he could never write to the person he REALLY admires â€" his Grandda.
Will Lorcan's plan to help save his Grandda from his freezing house change his family's fortunes? Or will he have put his Grandda's life in jeopardy? Sometimes letter-writing can have the most surprising of consequences…
About the author
Judi Curtin is the bestselling author of three series of books for children â€" Alice and Megan, The Eva series, and Friends Forever. Judi was a teacher for many years but now writes full time. When she's not writing, she makes things and takes good care of her tomato plants. She lives in Limerick with her family.Chris Judge is an illustrator and children's picture book maker based in Dublin. His first picture book, The Lonely Beast, won the Irish Children's Book of the Year. His latest picture book is TiN and he also illustrated Roddy Doyle's book for younger readers, Brilliant.
When Lorcan Browne's class are told to write to someone they admire, all his friends choose soccer stars and boy band singers, but Lorcan chooses the richest person in town instead, because he could never write to the person he REALLY admires â€" his Grandda.
Will Lorcan's plan to help save his Grandda from his freezing house change his family's fortunes? Or will he have put his Grandda's life in jeopardy? Sometimes letter-writing can have the most surprising of consequences…
About the author
Judi Curtin is the bestselling author of three series of books for children â€" Alice and Megan, The Eva series, and Friends Forever. Judi was a teacher for many years but now writes full time. When she's not writing, she makes things and takes good care of her tomato plants. She lives in Limerick with her family.Chris Judge is an illustrator and children's picture book maker based in Dublin. His first picture book, The Lonely Beast, won the Irish Children's Book of the Year. His latest picture book is TiN and he also illustrated Roddy Doyle's book for younger readers, Brilliant.
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