The Grunts in Trouble
Philip Ardagh, Axel Scheffler
Subjects
- Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
- Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
- Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair
Average rating
The first in the hilarious series from Roald Dahl Funny Prize winning author Philip Ardagh and illustrator of The Gruffalo, Axel Scheffler. Mr and Mrs Grunt, who are neither clean nor clever, live with their adopted in fact, abducted son, Sunny, in a donkey-drawn caravan somewhere or other at some time that is a bit like now but not exactly now. Sunny is an odd-looking boy, what with his left ear being higher than his right ear and that kind of sticky-up hair which NEVER goes flat, even if you massage glue into it and then jump on it. Together the unusual family find themselves in frankly improbable but very funny adventures involving bendy railings, double-barrelled shotguns, full-fat yoghurt and, always, a beard of bees.
Reviews
Very funny book, recommend because it makes you laugh every time you read it, and amazing characters met through out the journey!
Professor Candyfloss Partridge 02.09.2024
This book was boring and the chapters were too long.
Captain Pongo Slingshot 02.08.2024
It was not factual
Madam Cynthia Sausage-Roll 10.07.2024
It is very funny, so if you like laughing its for you
Inspector Hank O’Doughnut 03.09.2023
I give this book 3 because it is good but I probably wouldn't recommend it as it didn't keep me that interested compared to other books. Not my cup of tea.
Empress Bubbles Hammersmith 16.08.2022
I thought the book was interesting and not very appropriate. The person i liked best was a boy named Sunny. The good and interesting bits of the book were: 1. Sunny met different people 2. He got snached from a washing line by a couple. 3. He didn't actually find his actual parents but found out that it might be his actual parents. yes because in the moral of the book is to make good friends.
Anonymous 02.06.2022
It was a very funny book with mystery in it.
Professor Natty Snivel 02.09.2021
I found it very funny and I liked how the Grunts always had disgusting things for dinner.
Anonymous 06.08.2021
Larry is a bit strange, though I like the other characters. My favourite character is Sunny Grunt. I would recommend it to someone else and I might try some of the other grunts series.
Dame Flopsy Chocolate-mousse 06.09.2020
It did not interest me because it was a weird story. But I would still recommend it to my friend Thomas.
Sergeant Sketch Aardvark 01.09.2020
I loved this book and the best part was when Mr Grunt had a bearded of bees.
Fairy Panther Wellington 30.08.2020
I liked the book of the detail and the author added lots of humour. I recommend it to all ages.
Professor Candyfloss Partridge 29.08.2020
enjoyed this book
Anonymous 16.08.2020
the grunts cause trouble can they make it right
Officer Petunia Pudding-Basin 13.08.2020
really enjoyed this book yes would recommend this book to a friend
Baron Slip Tyrannosaurus 14.07.2020
I like that the main character Is called sunny and that is my name.
Ambassador Chip Scratchings 12.07.2020
Very Good!
Captain Hank Archer 27.06.2020
It was funny
Fairy Fenella Yo-yo 27.06.2020
A lot of bees in this book !!!
Commander Jiminy Hoverboard 26.06.2020
It was the second funniest book I had read(Tom Gates is the first funniest I had read before). In the middle of the story, my heart was beating, I thought that the boy had found his dad, but I was absolutely wrong.
Anonymous 06.12.2019
