Paul McCartney’s Magical Grandpa Returns In ‘Grandude’s Green Submarine’
2019’s ‘Hey Grandude!’ was a global success and No.1 New York Times bestseller.
Paul McCartney’s Grandude’s Green Submarine, the picture book sequel to his Hey Grandude!, will be published by Random House Children’s Books in the US and Penguin Random House Children’s UK on September 2.
Hey Grandude!, published in September 2019, was a global success and No.1 New York Times bestseller. It sold 300,000 copies worldwide and has so far been translated into 32 languages. It featured the magical grandpa character – inspired by the nickname that Paul’s own eight grandchildren use for him – who will now appear in the sequel.
Introducing…Nandude!
In Grandude’s Green Submarine, our hero and his grandchildren set off on a quest to find their music-loving grandmother, Nandude. The second volume is described as “an action-packed extravaganza of wild imagination and fun for the whole family, a read-aloud that’s perfect for sharing, destined to become a timeless classic.”
World rights to the upcoming title were acquired from MPL Communications in a joint acquisition by Puffin Picture Books editorial director Joe Marriott and Random House Books for Young Readers editorial director Heidi Kilgras. Like its predecessor, the book will be illustrated by Kathryn Durst. It will be published in hardcover in the US under the Random House Books for Young Readers imprint, and in the UK under the Puffin imprint.
“I’m really happy with how Hey Grandude! was received, as this was a very personal story for me, celebrating Grandudes everywhere and their relationships and adventures with their grandchildren,” says Paul. “I love that it has become a book read to grandkids at bedtime all around the world.
Grandude’s special invention
“I always said if people liked the first book and there was an appetite for more, I would write some further adventures for Grandude – so he’s back and this time with his special invention, Grandude’s green submarine!”
Adds Durst: “I am so thrilled to be collaborating with Paul again on Grandude’s Green Submarine. I think this is the adventure book we all need during this time, when everyone is stuck at home and longing to travel to exciting new places. I really enjoyed drawing the newest character in the book, Nandude, particularly because we both share a love of playing the accordion!”
Barbara Marcus, Random House Children’s Books president, notes: “It is an honor to have an icon like Paul McCartney on our list, and we are so pleased to be able to publish another Grandude adventure to share with young readers and his adult fans. Hey Grandude! was such a tremendous success, and we look forward to bringing another story that celebrates the special bond between grandparents and their grandchildren.”
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