My Gran The Gorilla

By Jackie French and Stephen Michael King

TJ's gran has hairy legs and arms. She also makes the best banana cake in the universe, as well as baked bananas, choc-coated bananas and Roast Lamb Surprise (which is mostly bananas) too. In fact, there is only one little problem about having a gorilla for a gran. And the little problem's name is Linda.
What will cool clever Linda think when she finds out who tJ's gran really is? And what will she think of a pet who's a slimy Giant Skateboarding Slug called Egbert? Will she still want to perambulate with tJ? But then again, perhaps Mr Pifflewhiskers, their teacher, is not what he seems... When wombat poachers come to Gobbledygook - it's up to tJ and Gran, with help from Linda and Egbert - and a surprise discovery - to save the day. Join tJ and his gran the gorilla in another exciting adventure in the Wacky Families series.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia
• Release date: May 1, 2010
• ISBN: 9780730444992

Jackie French

Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, the 2014–2015 Australian Children's Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. In 2016 Jackie became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to children's literature and her advocacy for youth literacy. She is regarded as one of Australia's most popular children's authors and writes across all genres — from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi to her much loved historical fiction for a variety of age groups. ‘A book can change a child's life. A book can change the world' was the primary philosophy behind Jackie's two-year term as Laureate. jackiefrench.com facebook.com/authorjackiefrench

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Reviews for My Gran The Gorilla

[elizajane_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The story was not as good as the previous one I read in this series (the Garden Gnome) as it seemed a bit forced and tried too hard. It wasn't until halfway through that I took a liking to some of the characters and found myself enjoying the antics. The books in this series are entirely unrelated, except for the theme of a wacky family, so from what I've seen of the two I've read so far some are going to be better than others. These are quick easy reads, with the humour on a kids level including the obligatory toilet joke or two. Not bad. I'm going to read the other two I have but I did enjoy "Uncle Gus" the best so far.

[seldombites · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was a very well written and amusing book. The characters were believable, the scenarios were hilarious and, best of all, my kids just loved it! My only gripe is that every time I read it, I want banana cake lol.