Books with author Griff Rhys Jones

Holidays with Gran. Boring, right? Dream on.Ten-year-old Sam Jones is on holiday with his Gran. But all she wants to do is bake cakes and help out at the cat sanctuary. Her cottage doesn't even have Wi-Fi. Duh!But when she gets a cry for help from her old village, everything changes. Something very bad is happening in Wihtlea Barrows. And, according to Gran, only her cunning can fix it.It's not exactly the holiday Sam had planned. But what he's about to find out about his grandmother and what she can do with a charmed cherry Bakewell, will turn his world upside down.The Curse of Wihtlea Barrows is a spine chilling story about a young boy and his more-than-meets-the-eye grandmother, full of adventure, warmth, mystery and humour. If you like Neil Gaiman's Coraline and all of Roald Dahl, you'll LOVE this first book in the Merryweathers series. Previously published as the Dreables, this is a new edition with specially designed covers to celebrate the long-awaited release of the third in the series.Click or tap BUY NOW and step into another world TODAY

When in doubt, eat cake!Gwladys Merryweather is Sam Jones's grandmother and a bit of a witch to boot (in a good way).When she wins a baking competition, her prize is a trip to Scotland to meet her TV chef hero. But there's something waiting for her and Sam there. Something bitter and devious and bearing a grudge.It knows Mother Merryweather's darkest secrets and is determined to use them against her and everyone she's close to. And that means Sam.Ths time, it's going to take a lot more than a slice of Merryweather cake to sort out the Curse of Borage-Doone.Another deliciously spooky story about a young boy and his cunningly clever grandmother, full of adventure, warmth, mystery and humour. If you like Neil Gaiman's Coraline and anything by Roald Dahl, you'll LOVE this second book in the Merryweathers series. Click or tap BUY NOW and step into another world TODAY

When in doubt, eat cake!Gwladys Merryweather is Sam Jones's grandmother and a bit of a witch to boot (in a good way).When she wins a baking competition, her prize is a trip to Scotland to meet her TV chef hero. But there's something waiting for her and Sam there. Something bitter and devious and bearing a grudge.It knows Mother Merryweather's darkest secrets and is determined to use them against her and everyone she's close to. And that means Sam.Ths time, it's going to take a lot more than a slice of Merryweather cake to sort out the Curse of Borage-Doone.Another deliciously spooky story about a young boy and his cunningly clever grandmother, full of adventure, warmth, mystery and humour. If you like Neil Gaiman's Coraline and anything by Roald Dahl, you'll LOVE this second book in the Merryweathers series. Click or tap BUY NOW and step into another world TODAY

Holidays with Gran. Boring, right? Dream on.Ten-year-old Sam Jones is on holiday with his Gran. But all she wants to do is bake cakes and help out at the cat sanctuary. Her cottage doesn't even have Wi-Fi. Duh!But when she gets a cry for help from her old village, everything changes. Something very bad is happening in Wihtlea Barrows. And, according to Gran, only her cunning can fix it.It's not exactly the holiday Sam had planned. But what he's about to find out about his grandmother and what she can do with a charmed cherry Bakewell, will turn his world upside down.The Curse of Wihtlea Barrows is a spine chilling story about a young boy and his more-than-meets-the-eye grandmother, full of adventure, warmth, mystery and humour. If you like Neil Gaiman's Coraline and all of Roald Dahl, you'll LOVE this first book in the Merryweathers series. Previously published as the Dreables, this is a new edition with specially designed covers to celebrate the long-awaited release of the third in the series.Click or tap BUY NOW and step into another world TODAY

Just a walk in the countryside. What could possibly go wrong…Sam Jones's grandmother is training him to be one of the Cunning Folk, like her. And exams are looming.But Sam's mother has holiday plans and drags him off to a remote cottage in the middle of nowhere for some country air. No mobile phone, nettle soup and long walks are the rule. One such walk takes them to Ragman's Hollow, a place the locals avoid with good reason.It's a place where people and animals go missing, never to be found. That's just superstitious nonsense, according to Sam's mother. But there is no smoke without fire and Sam soon finds himself up against an old, very spiteful, and very tricky enemy.He's going to need every ounce of his cunning to stop the Ragman. But can he do it alone?The Curse of Ragman's Hollow is the third spooky tale about a young boy and his Cunning family, full of adventure, warmth, mystery and humour. If you like Neil Gaiman's Coraline and all of Roald Dahl, you'll LOVE the Merryweathers Mysteries.Click or tap BUY NOW and step into another world TODAY

Just a walk in the countryside. What could possibly go wrong…Sam Jones's grandmother is training him to be one of the Cunning Folk, like her. And exams are looming.But Sam's mother has holiday plans and drags him off to a remote cottage in the middle of nowhere for some country air. No mobile phone, nettle soup and long walks are the rule. One such walk takes them to Ragman's Hollow, a place the locals avoid with good reason.It's a place where people and animals go missing, never to be found. That's just superstitious nonsense, according to Sam's mother. But there is no smoke without fire and Sam soon finds himself up against an old, very spiteful, and very tricky enemy.He's going to need every ounce of his cunning to stop the Ragman. But can he do it alone?The Curse of Ragman's Hollow is the third spooky tale about a young boy and his Cunning family, full of adventure, warmth, mystery and humour. If you like Neil Gaiman's Coraline and all of Roald Dahl, you'll LOVE the Merryweathers Mysteries.Click or tap BUY NOW and step into another world TODAY

Oz Chambers lives in a haunted house. His mother wants to move, but Oz believes that the old place is too full of mystery to leave. When he and his friends hear ghostly footsteps, they decide to investigate the house’s eerie reputation. But what Oz hasn’t bargained for is that he’s not alone in his quest and that solving Penwurt’s puzzles will uncover a murky secret, and the chilling realisation that nothing is quite what it seems. The Obsidian Pebble is the first of five books in the Artefact series for young readers, age 9 and up.

Oz Chambers has a wonderful secret; the obsidian pebble, gifted to him by his dead father, is an artefact of astonishing power. The sort of power that makes the year eight science project a hands-down walkover thanks to the the pebble's genius avatar, Soph. But, there are sinister forces abroad who will do just about anything to get their hands on the pebble, and when fellow pupils start being attacked, Oz finds himself in very hot water. Soon Oz and his friends, Ruff and Ellie, are caught up in a centuries old mystery involving a missing ring, lava toothpaste and a murderous monster known as the Beast of Seabourne

11-year old Oz Chambers lives in a haunted house (Penwurt). His mother wants to move, but Oz would rather do double algebra (yuck) every day for twelve months than leave. Where others see spooky, Oz sees wonder and mystery and aching reminders of his deceased dad. When he and his friends hear ghostly footsteps in the boarded-up dorm at Halloween, it leads to an exploration of the old place's eerie reputation. In his Dad's locked study, Oz finds a parcel addressed to him and posted the day before his father died. Inside is the obsidian pebble, the link to all of Penwurt's astonishing secrets. Suddenly Oz begins to change; he goes from maths dunce to A student overnight and has to deal with suspicious teachers and jealous pupils. But the footsteps in the locked rooms don't go away and slowly, Oz begins to knit together the strands of lies and mystery that tie the obsidian pebble, his father and him together. What Oz hasn't bargained for is that he's not alone in that search for understanding and that solving Penwurt's puzzles lead to other, much darker secrets that will test his loyalty and his bravery to the limit.