Grimpel

by Clement Freud

Rare Book

Genres: Childrens, Fiction

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1968

Reviews

[Mir]

I see this is also available in the anthology Noisy outlaws ... .

[Roger]

Just read over Grimble again after some years. I was looking for something to record and send to my grand-children to see how they'd react to a story written in a different age and world.

Grimble is the story of a quirky young boy who has parents who go away a lot and leave him notes about what to do and where things are. It's very much a glimpse into the different perspectives of child and adult, if taken at a deeper level, however it's just good fun on the surface and should certainly appeal to many children and perhaps, even adults, on this ground alone. Love it.

[Gustavo Saiani]

One of the best books I've read in my life. It's about freedom. A child's freedom.

[Mandy]

Aus pädagogischer Sicht ist dieses Büchlein wirklich ein Graus, der Grimpel selbst allerdings darin ganz wunderbar beschrieben.

[Pauline]

10 von 10 Buchpunkten, wenn deine Mutter dieses als ihr Lieblingsbuch als Kind angibt, erklärt es vielleicht die kryptischen Zettel die sie dir vermutlich hinterlässt.

[Aline]

Eu deveria parar de reler as coisas de que gostava quando era criança.

[Bruna]

I loved this book so much as a kid.I want my kids to read it.

[Ruqayyah]

5 Stars for the childhood memories.

[In a Bookish Mood]

I read this book repeatedly when I was in primary school. We always had to have a book from the school library that we were reading and I just kept taking the same book out, which was this.
I'm not surprised they don't print it anymore: a child whose parents have left him home alone and left him notes telling him to go off and speak to weird strangers. Just the kind of inappropriate thing you love when you are a kid.
I loved it!

[Allison]

If I could give this book negative stars, I really would.