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The novel, Gregory and the Grimbockle, arrived quietly in my library this week, but the huge splash it has already made with my students and myself is impressive. We simply couldn’t get enough. With that said, I am so thrilled this little gem has made its way into my collection of supreme children’s literature. It will set on my library shelf in honor amongst the other greats. Well, I take that back, because everyone is asking to take it off the shelves and take it home with them. I believe I am going to need a lot more copies.
The story begins with 11-year-old boy named Gregory. Gregory is one of those children who seem to fall in the cracks, doesn’t have any friends, family doesn’t pay much attention to him unless to provoke him, a true loner, one without hope, merely living a day to day existence. That is until a Grimbockle mysteriously arrives in the middle of the night, entering Gregory’s world from all places, a cracked mole just underneath Gregory’s nose. Yes, a cracked mole.
Don’t worry, the brilliance of Melanie Schubert’s writing quickly pulls you in so fast that you don’t even wonder if this new and exciting world she has created is real or not, you just want to hop on to the story and ride the waves, or the exoodles, as the Grimbockle calls them.
What are exoodles, you may ask? The things that connect us to each other, the things the Grimbockle and the Bockles take care of for us, the things that make us human, why we care for each other, and love each other.
If you would like a book that creates an extraordinary world while at the same time convinces you that this could easily be real, well, this is the perfect one to read with your children or to your students. This is a must buy. My students can’t get enough and were so sad when it came to an end. They are already asking me to purchase her next writing masterpiece.
If all of this wasn’t enough, the illustrations woven throughout this novel are extraordinary. I love when novels include that perfect element of just enough drawings throughout the book to pull the reader in, opening up another world for them without overwhelming the reader’s imagination. Abigail Kraft did an amazing job with this feat. Believe me, this is one of those books to read under the covers, opening up a whole new world for its readers.
One thing that I, as an elementary librarian loved, was the open discussions this book creates. The exoodles are a perfect example of how we are all connected, which led further into the many deep “connection” discussions we had. Hats off to Schubert for this.
Kudos to this new author! I am definitely looking for more books from her wonderful imagination. If Roald Dahl was still here, he would instantly become a huge fan of Schubert as well. Again, can’t wait for more!
Target Age: 8 to 12 years young


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Gregory and the Grimbockle Melanie Schubert Abigail Kraft Jared Kraft 9780991110933 Books Reviews

This book is well-written. As a librarian and a grandparent, I would highly recommend it.
Delightful, funny, heartwarming, and endearing. Your exoodles will grow reading this wonderfully rare story that highlights the importance of compassion and empathy.
The way the Grimbockle spoke reminded me strongly of Dahl's BFG. Readers will enjoy this story and will smile at the end.
My girls loved reading this book. The life lesson of how we all impact each other with friendship and kindness and relationships was wonderfully told.
This is a wonderful and magical book. The story is creative and fun, and the illustrations are whimsical and fun. I'm a 59-year old man, and reading the book helped me remember and reconnect with my younger 10-year old self. I highly recommend this excellent book!
Enjoyed reading the story (although I'm about 6 decades past the target audience). I'd call it a morality tale about family & people relationships using an interesting fantasy connection
Delightful, fanciful tale of a young boy who has a badly placed wart on his face...but is it just a wart? Gregory starts on a fantastic voyage, similar to Alice in wonderland! A cute idea, with a moral to it. I think it should be on the "must read" list for all children. It would have been such fun to listen to this story. The Grimbockle is an imaginative character, and his home, wonderful!
The novel, Gregory and the Grimbockle, arrived quietly in my library this week, but the huge splash it has already made with my students and myself is impressive. We simply couldn’t get enough. With that said, I am so thrilled this little gem has made its way into my collection of supreme children’s literature. It will set on my library shelf in honor amongst the other greats. Well, I take that back, because everyone is asking to take it off the shelves and take it home with them. I believe I am going to need a lot more copies.
The story begins with 11-year-old boy named Gregory. Gregory is one of those children who seem to fall in the cracks, doesn’t have any friends, family doesn’t pay much attention to him unless to provoke him, a true loner, one without hope, merely living a day to day existence. That is until a Grimbockle mysteriously arrives in the middle of the night, entering Gregory’s world from all places, a cracked mole just underneath Gregory’s nose. Yes, a cracked mole.
Don’t worry, the brilliance of Melanie Schubert’s writing quickly pulls you in so fast that you don’t even wonder if this new and exciting world she has created is real or not, you just want to hop on to the story and ride the waves, or the exoodles, as the Grimbockle calls them.
What are exoodles, you may ask? The things that connect us to each other, the things the Grimbockle and the Bockles take care of for us, the things that make us human, why we care for each other, and love each other.
If you would like a book that creates an extraordinary world while at the same time convinces you that this could easily be real, well, this is the perfect one to read with your children or to your students. This is a must buy. My students can’t get enough and were so sad when it came to an end. They are already asking me to purchase her next writing masterpiece.
If all of this wasn’t enough, the illustrations woven throughout this novel are extraordinary. I love when novels include that perfect element of just enough drawings throughout the book to pull the reader in, opening up another world for them without overwhelming the reader’s imagination. Abigail Kraft did an amazing job with this feat. Believe me, this is one of those books to read under the covers, opening up a whole new world for its readers.
One thing that I, as an elementary librarian loved, was the open discussions this book creates. The exoodles are a perfect example of how we are all connected, which led further into the many deep “connection” discussions we had. Hats off to Schubert for this.
Kudos to this new author! I am definitely looking for more books from her wonderful imagination. If Roald Dahl was still here, he would instantly become a huge fan of Schubert as well. Again, can’t wait for more!
Target Age 8 to 12 years young