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The Grim Granary: Poems for Big and Little Kids
This book presents original, rib-tickling poems with wacky and wonderful characters like the Wax Boy, the Grass (Hip) Hopper and even an Emo Sweater. These darkly humourous narrative poems are accompanied by evocative and quirky illustrations. (Look at the screenshots below for a sampling!) And if the absurd characters and situations don’t have you in splits, the voice-overs, performed in a variety of entertaining voices and accents, surely will. A rollicking good read, both for the young and the young-at-heart!
Features:
• Over 100 pages of verse and accompanying quirky hand-drawn illustrations.
• Hilarious readings by various narrators, and option to disable audio if preferred.
• Bookmark the page where you stopped reading, or favourite pages to return to.
• Share the app with friends via email with one simple tap.
“Awesome app – Really great illustrations and funny poems! Love the randomness. Also the voices are a good touch. Especially like the grass hip hopper!”– Haysup (SG).
“A triumph of the pun-tastic! – It was heel-arious through and through. Quite unputdownable. Loved the writing, the art and the voices! And vampire pencil!”– Firthetic. (SG)
“BIG BIG HUGS!!! – B.R.A.V.O!!! Great illustrations, great poems, great voice-overs, great app! Looking forward to an animated version of the interesting characters, it’ll be awesome to bring them to live!” — I Kim Lim (AU)
The Author
Nadia Dore-Wheeler
Nadia currently studies Law and Arts at university in Melbourne Australia. As a child she would draw personalized comics for her friends and would give drawings to strangers as gifts. She grew up reading the Goosebumps series and watching Tim Burton films which influenced her artistic style. In her early teens, after winning a public speaking competition, she used her prize money to buy a book by Burne Hogarth that changed her life and the face of her artwork forever. With a great desire to break into kids publishing and script writing and with a love for children, she firmly believes in humor as a strong means of breaking down barriers to effectively teach and encourage the young.
The Illustrator
Ted Wheeler
Ted currently works as a graphic designer, with a growing inclination towards illustration. He also enjoys song writing and recording in his free time. Always keen to pick up a new skill, he fancies himself a jack of all trades and master of none. Collaborating on this book allowed him to broaden his horizons in character design and illustration. His favorite food is sushi. Some of his artistic influences include Edvard Munch, David Lynch, Chris Mars and David Sylvian.
