- Published: 7 September 2017
- ISBN: 9781846149917
- Imprint: Penguin eBooks
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 80
The Gritterman
- Published: 7 September 2017
- ISBN: 9781846149917
- Imprint: Penguin eBooks
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 80
Reminiscent of Raymond Briggs, a song for the unsung hero
Bookseller
A quintessentially British story with a tender, powerful look at ageing
Picture Books Blogger
A tender fireside story about an ageing labourer ... A witty, affectionate book
Johanna Thomas-Corr, Evening Standard
The Gritterman is unutterably beautiful
Jo Whiley
[A] poignant picture book, with skilled crayon and wash illustrations ... The story of a working-class hero
Sunday Times
A tender fireside story about an ageing labourer ... A witty, affectionate book ... You feel the story, complete with its soundtrack, would make an enchanting Christmas special on TV, to be repeated every year, in the vein of The Snowman
Evening Standard
[The Gritterman] reminds me of those classic books you find super comforting as a child, but seem kind of sad or sinister when you view them through adult eyes. The soundtrack is full of glimmering, atmospheric instrumentals with narrations from Paul Whitehouse, and Orlando's voice sounds beautiful spread over a piano
Daisy Jones, Noisey
Wry, unexpected, and funny ... A really lovely book
David Gentleman
A touching Raymond Briggs-like story
Donna Ferguson, Guardian
In its wistful, feathery melancholia, the book recalls Raymond Briggs at his darkest, but manages to be uplifting all the same
Financial Times
A beautifully-crafted tale ... An ode to the unsung hero
Hackney Gazette
Reminiscent of Raymond Briggs. Weeks's delicate, assured drawings evoke chill-reddened skin, old, trusted machinery, deep shadows, blazing cold and solitude in this superbly atmospheric story
Imogen Russell Williams, Guardian 'Best New Picture Books'
One of the top 12 reads of Christmas
You Magazine
Extraordinary and original
Raymond Briggs
Beautifully illustrated ... In its depictions of snowfall and isolation, [it] has a sombre, austere beauty
James Lovegrove, 'Books of the Year 2017', Financial Times