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Nadia Shireen Author Event

September 18 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Virtual Event
Free – £6.00

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About Nadia Shireen

Nadia Shireen is an Official Ambassador for the National Year of Reading 2026. She has won awards for her picture books, including the UKLA Book Award for Good Little Wolf and Barbara Throws a Wobbler, which has been described as a ‘little doorway of joy’ by Caitlin Moran. She’s also won the Branford Boase award and been shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize, Oscar’s Book Prize, Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, the Lollies, The Week Junior Book Awards and the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards – and has been Writer-Illustrator in Residence for BookTrust. Grimwood is her first series for older readers.

Nadia’s Instagram (@nadiashireendraws)

What to expect from the event

Welcome to fantastically funny world of Grimwood!
Join Nadia Shireen as she takes students into the bonkers world of the Grimwood series. She will introduce them to the crazy cast of Grimwood inhabitants along the way and share what it’s like to be an author / illustrator. A highly interactive event for students aged 7-11 with both a reading and draw-a-long included.

Focus Book

The session will focus on the book, Grimwood: The Fast and the Furriest (978-1398548893)

Buy the book

If you’d like to buy the book for your school before or after the event, we offer a substantial discount on the RRP price. Please email events@wherereadingrocks.com to order book. Orders received 7 days before the event will arrive in time for the event.

We can also offer this book at a discounted rate to families PLUS your school will also receive a 5% credit (based on the value of the books sold to families) towards any future book purchases made through Reading Rocks. To enquire about our family discounts email events@wherereadingrocks.com.

About the Book

Book title: Grimwood: The Fast and the Furriest

Return to the forest where anything could happen…

Laugh your head off in the brand new adventure in the bestselling, highly acclaimed, wildly funny Grimwood series.

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

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Tickets

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Nadia Shireen Class Ticket
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What happens next

  • Buy your tickets using one event credit. No credits? Get started with Virtual Events by signing up to our Year of Reading and get FREE events for the whole of 2026!.
  • You’ll receive your tickets via email – they will include your zoom meeting link.
  • We’ll send you an event reminder nearer the time.
  • You’ll also be able to access the zoom meeting using the link on your ticket or from the event page from 15 mins before the event (for logged in ticket holders only).
  • Buy a copy of the book for your school before the event.
  • Allow parents to buy the book after the event (you’ll get a commission for each book sold).
  • We’ll send you hints and tips for getting the most out of your event subscription too – so watch out for that! Or view them here.