Genie and Teeny: Make a Wish

Name: Genie and Teeny: Make a Wish
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Steven Lenton
ISBN: 9780008408220

Author: Steven Lenton

Series: Genie and Teeny #1

Narrator: Ben Abell

Unabridged: 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks

Published: 04/29/2021

Categories: Children's Fiction, Animal Stories, Fantasy Stories, Children's Humor, Action & Adventure Stories

Synopsis

Meet Grant the genie, and his best friend – the puppy, Teeny… The first in a series of magical adventures from the renowned illustrator, Steven Lenton, winner of Waterstones Picture Book of the Month and the Times Children’s Book of the Week. When Grant the Genie is cast out of Genie World, he lands on Earth with a big, fat bump! Without a lamp to call home, he has to settle for an old cracked teapot instead. Grant is very lonely until he meets the puppy, Teeny. Then Genie and Teeny are kidnapped by the evil purple-loving Lavinia Lavender, and find themselves on-course for a rollercoaster of an adventure – when all they really want is a place to call home…

About Steven Lenton

Steven Lenton hails from Cheshire and now works from his studio in Soho, London creating an array of charming characters for his picture books. Best known for illustrating the bestselling Shifty McGifty series written by Tracey Corderoy, Steven has illustrated many lovely book as well as writing and illustrating his own stories.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Steph

This is a whole load of genie-fun! Wishes going awry, a genie who is banished from Genie World and his new dog friend. I loved Grant and Teeny - and I’m glad they found each other. Gorgeous illustrations and this is gonna be the start of a funny series, I can just tell!......more

Goodreads review by beckys_book_blog

This is a great little chapter book which has had us giggling away over the last few days. Here is the synopsis: Now, then, what do we know about genies? Well . . . 1. They are magical. 2. They live in lamps. 3. They make wishes come true. But this particular genie is named Grant, and even though he is i......more

Goodreads review by MrsD271015

I loved that this story was full of stunning illustrations throughout the story. There were pages of full text but also many with only a little bit but stunning illustrations. Perfect for newly confident or those who find full text overwhelming. This is a fun story about the adventures of a not very......more

Goodreads review by Alice

4.5 I really liked Teeny the dog because he was the one who carried Grant around took him on a lot of adventures. I really liked Grant the Genie because he couldn't grant wishes properly so he was a bit silly and did it the best he could. The silliest thing he did was he made a character's wish and o......more

Goodreads review by Kirsten

Listened to the audio book and loved it. My 4yos first audio book and he keeps asking to listen again. I must get a copy of the book as I really want to see the illustrations.......more