Book Club Year 3 and 4 February selection.A Beginner’s Guide to Ruling the Galaxy andGrumpfort
Book Club Year 3 and 4 February selection.A Beginner’s Guide to Ruling the Galaxy andGrumpfort
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Grumpfort
By: Jamie Hammond
Meet Mo, the worst monster hunter ever, in this hilarious and highly illustrated adventure.
Mo never wanted to be a Warden - protecting the village of Bogfoss from the terrifying monsters in the woods is way too scary. But when he's beaten up by a goblin on his first patrol, he knows he has to prove himself.
So he sets out into the forbidden woods to catch himself a monster and make himself a hero. Instead he stumbles into GRUMPFORT, a secret monster fortress with a very big problem. The fearsome Grumpsnatcher is kidnapping the other monsters - and suddenly Mo's on a monster-hunt with a troll, a gnome and a fire-breathing snotwoggle to stop it!
A Beginner’s Guide to Ruling the Galaxy
A brilliantly funny story of what happens when a galactic princess moves in next door and almost brings about the end of the world. Exciting new fiction from the bestselling, award-winning author of My Brother is a Superhero.
Gavin's got a new neighbour and she's really annoying. Niki follows him everywhere, bosses him about, and doesn't care that her parents will obliterate Earth with their galactic warships if she doesn't stop running away from them. Can Niki and Gavin sort out the alien despots (aka Mum and Dad) and save the planet? Possibly. Will they become friends along the way? Doubtful...
'David Solomons represents the best in contemporary comic writing for children' -- Guardian
A hilarious new story from the author of My Brother Is a Superhero, winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the British Book Industry Awards Children's
Themes: Humour, adventure, creativity
Discussion Questions:
- Imagination & World-Building:
- What did you find most funny or surprising about the worlds in each book?
- If you could create your own “adventure world,” what would it look like?
- Characters & Leadership:
- How do the main characters deal with challenges or tricky situations?
- What would you do differently if you were in their place?
- Problem-Solving & Strategy:
- Both books show creative ways of solving problems. Which solutions were cleverest or funniest?
- Can you think of a time you had to solve a problem in an unexpected way?
- Humour & Tone:
- How does humour help make the story more enjoyable?
- Did the jokes or funny situations make the characters more relatable?