Grandad's Camper

Name: Grandad's Camper
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9781839138027
Price: 21.99 NZD
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A shaped board book for children that celebrates LGBTQIA+ families

By Harry Woodgate

Series: Grandad's Camper

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Brief Description

Celebrate love in all its forms with this beautiful board book shaped like Grandad's camper van.Waterstones Children's Book Award Winner and British Book Awards Nibbies Children’s Illustrated Book of the Year! A long time ago, Grandad and Gramps spent many happy days travelling the world together... Read More

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Celebrate love in all its forms with this beautiful board book shaped like Grandad's camper van.

Waterstones Children's Book Award Winner and British Book Awards Nibbies Children’s Illustrated Book of the Year!

A long time ago, Grandad and Gramps spent many happy days travelling the world together in a camper van. But now Gramps isn't around any more, Grandad doesn't feel much like having adventures. As she listens to his wonderful stories, Grandad’s granddaughter has an idea to cheer him up...
A perfect story for Grandad on Father's Day.
A School Library Journal Best Book!
'A colour-flooded riot of memory… a poignant sense of intergenerational love and grief made manageable makes this beautiful debut stand out’ GUARDIAN
'The themes of love and loss make this a book to treasure' David Walliams
'A glowingly colourful journey of remembered joy, managed grief and renewed delight in living' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781839138027

Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd

Format: Board book

Date Published: 07 May 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Andersen Press Ltd

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 205.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 24

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Children's Board Books Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Harry Woodgate Series: Grandad's Camper

About the Author

Harry Woodgate (they/them) is a multi-award-winning author and illustrator, whose debut picture book Grandad’s Camper won the British Book Awards for Children's Illustrated Book of the Year and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, was shortlisted for the Polari Prize, and named as an ALA Stonewall Honor Book. It was inspired by their university dissertation, which revealed a lack of representation for older LGBTQIA+ characters in children’s books. Their work has also been shortlisted for the V&A Illustration Awards, and the Folio Society Book Illustration Competition twice. When they’re not creating amazing books, they love writing music, cycling, baking, and exploring independent coffee shops and bookstores.

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