Author, illustrator and animator Antony Elworthy’s debut middle grade novel has been acquired by Walker Books and will published in 2024. This absurd, smart and heartfelt story will be perfect for readers of David Walliams and Morris Gleitzman.
“With his grandson as his skeptical audience, Gramps likes to relate the adventures of his youth. He’s had what they call a Chequered Career, and some of his tales would leave you wondering.
There was the occasion when Gramps was selling ice-creams at the beach and a freak wave swept his van out to sea. Then there was the time as he was digging his way out of a collapsed coal-mine and discovered a fortune of diamonds. But perhaps his most astonishing adventure was when Gramps used to ply his trade as an itinerant magician known as The Astounding Alfredo…”