About the Book
★★2021 AWARD WINNING CARIBBEAN COMEDY CHILDREN'S BOOK★★
SEPT 2021! INTERNATIONAL READERS' FAVORITE BOOK AWARD FINALIST, IN THE CHILDREN'S MYSTERY CATEGORY
Granny JJ has ten children, lots of grandchildren - and should be relaxing in her old age. But she can't! She won't!
Not while there are vexing crimes going on in the local Guyana villages - and no-one is solving them. So, she'll have to do it!
Can she figure out the identity of the sneaky 'blackout thief?' Can she catch the scamps that stole Winston's snow cone syrup?
Can this wily, smart (and cranky) old lady really be Guyana's Daily Detective?
Praise for The Granny JJ Adventures
"A unique and fantastic children's book...[I] recommend it both for leisure/home reading and as an educational resource too."
Neal Zetter, best-selling, award-winning UK author and children's poet. (Wishing Shelf Independent Book Award Winner 2015, BookTrust Top 20 Favourite 2016, Reading Agency Top Twenty 2017)
★ Investigate with Granny JJ as she gains 'A Dag named Rascal', solves 'The Case of the Enormous Eddos', outsmarts the thieves in 'The Case of the Precious Pastries' and battles with a Bacoo (a mischievous Guyanese gremlin) - and many more.
Written in Guyanese English (Creole) the book is filled with wonderful illustrations of Guyanese life, well-known proverbs and most of all seeks to show traditional Caribbean values in a modern world.
As a bonus - the pictures in the Granny JJ Adventure can also be colored in giving you and your child additional hours of fun.
"I must congratulate you on a well put together book. The storyline really thumps along and this is of great advantage when trying to hold the attention of young readers."
Hamley Case, High Commissioner for Guyana
Suitable for children 7+.
Currently being read by persons from Guyana, Jamacia, Trinidad, and Africa - Granny JJ is a good and kind detective who will restore your hope that a person can do right amidst nuff nuff trouble.
The debut children's colour-and-read book from Joshua Cartwright The Granny JJ Adventures is a new addition to the exciting explosion of books celebrating multi-culturalism from authors such as Matt de la Pena, Mary Hoffman and John Steptoe.
2020: The book has been bought in bulk by the Guyana Education Ministry for use as a language resources across all the regions of Guyana.
Press coverage
SocaNews 30th May 2021: Children's Author Makes a Creole Difference.
KidPressroom.com 31st March 2021: Leh We Tell Yuh A Stori
Luton Today newspaper compares the book to 'The Number One Ladies Detective Agency'
The Voice Newspaper called the book 'a celebration of Caribbean culture'.
Public Readings
. Guyana Folk Festival 2019.
. Black History Month Readings 2017, 2018
. Harrow Libraries, Middlesex
. Preston Road Community Library, Middlesex
. Luton libraries, Bedfordshire (Jan 2018) for the Independent Authors Day.
"Congratulations to you and your wife Glenda on producing such an authentic taste of Guyanese life and culture." Guyana UK Sports Development Association Ltd
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(If you enjoy this book then take a look at Granny JJ Volume 2-4 and Granny JJ's Caribbean A-Z: available to order on Amazon Kindle and in print.)
About the Author: Joshua Cartwright is the author of 12 books including the recent Granny JJ Adventures, written for the Caribbean at home and overseas market. His wife is Guyanese and he's been to the beautiful country of Guyana six times (and met the real Granny JJ - she's his mother in law!) They have six children and enjoy life to the full.
