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Such a fun book for my 7 year old although slightly challenging. Brought back memories for me too!

My 8 year old son loved this book .I can remember these characters first
time round and it especially appealed to my son who has a scottish
granny and could relate . The book was full of humour and a good all round giggle.

Many thanks to Mumsnet / Anderson Press for a copy of this book. I half expected a new story, but it is instead the paperback version of the Forrest Wilson children's 'classic' from 1978. Originally released in the same year as the first live-action/colour ‘Superman’ movie, it was clearly a cheeky rip-off of the Man of Steel’s exploits. The central character in this book also has super-strength, super hearing, X-Ray vision. The twist is that it is an ordinary little old lady with the super powers, leading to the most unexpected superhero (super heroine) imaginable. What follows is a series of silly, funny adventures as Granny Smith and her grandson Willard go on the hunt for a crooked inventor. Or more accurately a fraud who’s stolen a super-power-giving machine from a real inventor.

It was great revisiting the exploits of Granny Smith. Incredibly fun, the popularity of the book led to a well-received TV series in the 80’s. And the young readers of today will surely enjoy the story as much as readers did when the book originally hit the bookstores.

Superheroes have never been more popular. The re-release of this book is clearly cashing in on the superhero moolah out there. And why not?

My daughter really enjoyed this book and found it funny. I loved Super Gran when I was younger too. Good to see she's still on the go!! :)

Fantastic book. Such a trip down memory lane, as super gran was the first ever book I bought myself. David McKee illustrations were great. So nice to be able to read with my daughter, who loved it too. Was a real treat.

Many thanks for Super Gran.. Read this with my 8yr old (well in a few days time) and because she had a vague memory of seeing parts of Gangsta Granny (David Walliams) when the BBC adapted it at Xmas, it really caught her imagination. It reminded me of the Dirty Bertie books which always a great (and funny) book to read before bed. They even put me in a good mood.

At this age I am struggling to get my daughter onto books without pictures, but she seems a tad reluctant, so the fab illustrations smoothed the way. Finding more taxing books which also include pictures is always a plus!

I don't know if my mum (i.e. Our own "Super Gran") was as amused though!

Would happily recommend. Many thanks to all at Mumsnet.

What a little lovely treat, combining grandparents with superheroes, I'm not sure my daughter could be more excited, or my son more confused. As we also have autistic and ADHD children it can take us a little longer to get through stories but so far so good. Silly things and pictures keep them engaged. Looking forward to reading the rest of it and writing a full review on the blog. Thank you mumsnet.

great book with a great story line. definitely good for a variety of ages.

It was nice to receive the Super Gran book. It was also nice to share and hear my daughter reading this book to me. I remember coming across that book as a child myself.....the adventure of Super Gran (and the Oldies!) and her super powers and trying to stop the Toughies. I would like to be zapped as well in order to have some super powers....how cool would that be!!!
That was a lovely book to share and enjoy with my daughter.

I saw Supergran in the library, and remembered it from my childhood, so 'encouraged' my DS (7) to borrow it. He liked it a lot, and found it very funny. I LOVED IT, and will look out for further stories in the series.

a great read a updated super gran from how I remember from the tv series the kids found her hilarious with some genuine laugh out loud moments. pictures in the book helped keep them engaged with her and bring her to life

My son is really enjoying this book, a little bit left to read but has been giggling away so far

Thanks for our copy of Supergran. I was interested in trying this, as I remember the books and TV show being very popular in the 80s but for some reason I never read or watched any of them. I have two dds aged 10 and 8 and we all enjoyed the book and thought it was very funny. I liked that they have kept the original illustrations. I imagine this book would appeal to both girls and boys and is fun and easy to read. Perhaps they will bring republish more of these books, apparently there were about 12 or 13 of them.

My Ds (8) enjoyed reading this book - thanks for the copy Mumsnet. He read it independently so I asked him for his thoughts when he finished it. He told me that he found it very funny and liked the idea of a gran as a superhero, because he didn't expect that. His only criticism was that he felt the things that happened were a bit 'random' and there wasn't a very strong story. I foresee a future literary critic in our house

I used to love super gran when I was little and my 7 and 8 year old love it now. It's so funny and we enjoy sharing the story together at bedtime!! 😀

Dgs is loving this book, he is obsessed with superheroes, so to read a book about Super Gran really intrigued him. To find it was also funny was a huge bonus! It's a book he is going to keep and re-read.

A really funny read and like other posters I've enjoyed re-living my memories of the television series whilst we have enjoyed the story together. The David McKee illustrations perfectly match the characters. I've been enjoying it with my daughter and love the 'unisex' nature of the book and can see it appealing to my son just as much when he is old enough to enjoy it - not something that can be said for a lot of the reading material my daughter chooses!

I loved watching Super Gran when I was younger so it has been great to be able to share the joy with my DD.
We have both enjoyed reading the book together and have chuckled and roared with laughter at various points!

I didn't see the original thread, but I remember the teacher reading this to our class when we about 8, and finding it really funny. I'll look out for it for ds

I vaguely remember the tv show super gran from my childhood, but don't think I watched it that often. I love the story of this book. A story that involves a super gran will get my vote as I thought my nan was a super hero as a child. This book is well written and I have enjoyed starting to follow the story of Granny Smith who may have started out as a normal Gran. But turns into something amazing after being zapped. I am sure she will be the one to save the world from evil and will continue to enjoy this book with my 11 year old.

I am reading this book (a chapter a night) with my almost 8 year old. He loves the story, the characters and the way it has been written. It is very different from the usual books he reads so it is great to expand his world and I am loving the nostalgia, remembering how much I loved Supergran when I was his age. Just brilliant :)

Great book, my niece loved it.

With lots of super short stories you end up reading more then you thought you would. Its not just a bedtime book reading it through the day will make you giggle and keep you smiling Its a funny book, Ask my granddaughter she knows

Old enough to recall the TV show so jumped at the chance of the book. I'm reading it aloud to my soon to be six year old. He and I both think its very funny although he know thinks his own gran should be able to do all the things that supergran can 😸

Very funny read, I can't wait to pass on to others