Grandma McGarvey Surfs the Net

by Jenny Hessell/Trevor Pye - Scholastic - RRP$19.50

Grandma McGarvey (always ready to try something new) decides to give ‘Surfing for Seniors’ a try, and is shocked to find that it doesn’t involve the sea at all! And that words like Net, Google, Blackberry and mouse have developed new meanings, totally foreign to her. However, in her own inimitable manner, she triumphs in the end when someone discovers her on a webpage of her own!

This is the eleventh title in the Grandma McGarvey series that has been around for over 20 years. Kids will find it hilarious that Grandma doesn’t even know what a mouse is, or what googling means. Plenty of humour here!

About the author & illustrator

A former high school English teacher, Hamilton author Jenny is best known for her Grandma McGarvey character.

 A full-time illustrator, Trevor has made Grandma McGarvey what she is today, along with numerous other picture book and novel characters.

Awards

Grandma McGarvey Paints the Shed: Honour Book, AIM Children’s Book Awards 1993