Delilah Smart is just an ordinary child who wants to have a normal childhood,
but her parents have other plans. They are determined that she wins the
Worldwide Junior Extreme General Knowledge Competition and in order to achieve
this Delilah must cram all day and only play with educational toys like the Sir
Isaac Newton Brain Building Bear. And because Mr and Mrs Smart are Very Busy
People Indeed they buy a childcare robot to do the boring stuff like looking
after her.
But Robot Granny Grabbers has hidden qualities and her own views on how to
raise Deliliah. She lets her eat chocolate cake and play on trampolines. She
builds aircrafts out of household objects and orders pets off the internet. And
very soon Delilah is learning how to have fun.

Then disaster strikes! Happy Home Robotics learn of Granny Grabbers errant
robot qualities and send a Nanny Deluxe replacement whose circuits are wired to
ensure NO IMAGINATION whatsoever. Is Granny Grabbers for the scrapheap? Its
instant Action Stations for Delilah Smart and the team

Review
Artfully told, this is good stuff. (Independent)

hilarious (Parents in Touch)

One of the most gloriously funny creations youll read about this year a
light-hearted, happy book which will have young readers laughing out loud (The
Bookbag)

fun and fearless for boys and girls, bringing together the perfect amount of
mischief and mayhem, ideal for a summer read and cetainly one for the school
bookbag! (The Golden Treasury Review)

A very funny story will have you gripped from the word go. (Primary Times)

An entertaining read, full of comical inventions and madcap escapades.
(Booktrust)

An exciting story that will keep you smiling from start to finish! (Aquila)

A very funny and warm-hearted story. The madcap adventures and characters make
for a real page-turner. (Eds Reading Room)

Hugely entertaining will hit the spot with young readers. (Carousel)

About the Author
Charlotte Haptie has wanted to be a writer since she was seven, but has had a
number of more sensible jobs in between. Her first?published?book,?Otto and the
Flying Twins??began the adventures of Otto in the magical?City of Trees,
received widespread critical acclaim and?was?an international bestseller.
Charlotte?grew?up in Buckinghamshire and Merseyside, and now lives in?Devon.