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The Granny JJ Adventures : Guyana's Daily Detective: Vol 3: She Watching Yuh! (enjoyed by other islands too: Jamacia, Trinidad and more!) Kindle Edition

by Joshua Cartwright (Author), Glenda Cartwright (Translator), Melinda Thomas (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition
5.0 out of 5 stars 27 ratings

Whah is Granny up to DIS TIME???(sorting out dem Guyanese doing paggly tings!) - Eight brand new stories!


Granny JJ is like the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency meets Miss Marple - with a no nonsense Carribean attitude!


She tek nah stupidness from bandits, teefs and persons dat need deh heads knock together!

You and your children can enjoy 8 new mystery adventure stories delivered in everyday Creole - stories set in the towns and villages on the highway up to Georgetown.


Read along with her as she investigates:


  1. De Case af de Brazen Hassa King

  2. De Case af dem Laughing Bais

  3. De Case af de Phagwa Bandits!

  4. Election time ah de BBWGA (Big Beautiful Women of Guyana Association!) - if you are vexed about the Guyana elections this will mek you 'buss a laugh' - no PPP or APNU voting needed!

  5. De Case af de River Park Scandal (Berbice)

  6. De Case af de Bebe Blackshirts (Soesdyke and Timehri)


De Case of de Marabunta Menace

These stories will take you back to your childhood in Guyana/the Carribean - and show your children and grandchilden (yuh picknies ah granpicknies!) what it's like back home!


(The Granny JJ Adventures book one is going into the Guyanese Education System (high school level) in 2020. Granny is helping picknies ah geh smart!)

I'll be uploading stories until there are a total of eight stories.

Scroll up, click 'Buy Now', and get these wonderful stories straight away - today! You'll be busting a laff within minutes!

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  1. Reading age
    8 - 14 years
  2. Book 3 of 7
    The Granny JJ Adventures
  3. Print length
    49 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Publication date
    March 7, 2020
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I would definitely recommend Granny JJ Adventures volume 3 to everyone. The short stories are based around a strong, clever and witty female character and it's brilliant to see how she solves every mystery. Every story has a valuable lesson and shows we should never loose faith! My favourite story is when she saves the day during the Holi celebration and the ending made me and my children laugh out loud! There is a lack of diversity in children's literature, so we are so happy these Granny JJ books have been created. Congratulations on all the success and we look forward to reading the next book soon. Inderjit Puar, author of Bradley the Bus.Granny JJ lived in a house in Soesdyke and she loved solving mysteries which other people do not bother about. Granny JJ was Christian and she did not take any nonsense from thieves, bandits, and beggars. All thecases she solved had her special signature on it. In The Granny JJ Adventures: Guyana's Daily Detective Vol 3 by Joshua Cartwright andGlenda Cartwright, Granny JJ can be seen solving the case of the brazen Hassa King, the case of the colorful bandits, the wicked laughing Bais,and the trouble at the BBWGA (Big Beautiful Women of Guyana Association). Let's accompany this lady detective and see how she solves the unsolved mysteries in the towns and villages of Guyana with herskill and courage.
The Granny JJ Adventures: Guyana's Daily Detective Vol 3 has been written in everyday Guyanese Creole by Joshua Cartwright and Glenda Cartwright, and it has fun, laughter, mystery, and action that will entertain young readers, especially those who are from the Caribbean and Guyana. The illustrations at the beginning of the stories make GrandmaJJ tangible to readers and will make them love her ways. The stories are all engaging and Granny's special thoughts after each story are interesting. The glossary at the beginning of the book will help readers understand the Guyanese words and enjoy the stories better. It is agood story for parents and tutors to use for storytelling and read-aloud sessions and will introduce children to the culture and language of a new place in an entertaining way. All the stories in this book are appealng and I enjoyed the case of the colorful bandits the most. Granny JJ's adventure series is fast-paced, humorous, and absorbing. Reviewed By Mamta Madhavan for Readers' Favorite

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08283BW4Z
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Throwbox Innovation Studios (March 7, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 7, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 13.3 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 49 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    5.0 out of 5 stars 27 ratings

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Joshua Cartwright

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Award-winning author Joshua Cartwright started his writing career writing short true-life accounts for Take a Break magazine, the top-selling women’s magazine in Britain. He’s always enjoyed stories, so it now seems natural that he trained as a business-life coach and ran a business for four years, helping people tell themselves better stories.

When the idea for The Granny JJ Adventures came along it was extremely off-beat – an old creole-speaking grandmother who investigates mysteries in Guyana, South America! But he listened to his wife Glenda, and now the book is well-known in Guyanese circles and even the Guyanese Government has bought copies! In September 2021 the book won a finalist award in the Reader's Favorite International book competition, in the mystery category.

He’s a committed Christian, and one day began wondering if he could create stories that helped children 8+ connect to Jesus.

Thus followed – with divine help! – the Jesus and Me series, now having over 65 five star reviews on Amazon; and it's currently being turned into a TV series script.

He’s happily married to Glenda and they have six children. Joshua's latest project is a book on how to develop your innovation skills called Brutal Creativity.

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Customers find the book entertaining, with one mentioning it contains interesting island mysteries. Moreover, the book serves as a great cultural educator, with one customer noting it provides an excellent glimpse into Caribbean culture. Additionally, customers appreciate the humor, with one describing it as a light and funny collection of short stories.

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Customers find the book entertaining, with one mentioning it's an adventuresome read suitable for both kids and adults.

"...It’s a fun and adventuresome book for kids and adults. I am looking forward to reading other books in this series!" Read more

"...The stories are fun and give an excellent glimpse into Caribbean culture...." Read more

"As a person of Guyanese descent, I enjoy reading the Granny JJ series and sharing the stories with my family...." Read more

"Very interesting, original, and humorous collection of short stories in which detective Grandma JJ solves a variety of different cases...." Read more

4 customers mention "Language content"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the language content of the book, with one customer noting its wise Confucian-like sayings and another highlighting how it provides an excellent glimpse into Caribbean culture.

"...Grandma JJ is strong, bold, and wise who will make you laugh out loud and entertain from beginning to end...." Read more

"...I love the wise Confucian-like sayings at the end of each story as the lesson Granny wants to leave the reader with." Read more

"...a light and funny tone, the stories each still manage to contain meaningful morals. Great work!" Read more

"A great culture educator. A wonderful way to teach children about other cultures, Guyanese creole accent in this case...." Read more

3 customers mention "Humor"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's humor, with one mentioning it will make them laugh out loud, and another noting its light and funny tone.

"...bold, and wise who will make you laugh out loud and entertain from beginning to end. It’s a fun and adventuresome book for kids and adults...." Read more

"Very interesting, original, and humorous collection of short stories in which detective Grandma JJ solves a variety of different cases...." Read more

"This book was entertaining and fun and it's something that the whole family can enjoy from the children to the parents...." Read more

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  • Book & Beyond
    5.0 out of 5 stars Adventures of Grandma JJ
    Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2021
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    This book is the collection of short stories in which detective Grandma JJ solves a variety of different cases. Grandma JJ is strong, bold, and wise who will make you laugh out loud and entertain from beginning to end. It’s a fun and adventuresome book for kids and adults. I am looking forward to reading other books in this series!
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  • Shows Family
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting island mysteries
    Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2020
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    This is the first of this series that I've read, but I enjoyed it. The stories are fun and give an excellent glimpse into Caribbean culture. I found the dialogue a little hard to read (though I have some experience with the Caribbean and Louisiana Creole), but I think that if an adult is reading this aloud, it would help make it more understandable to kids. I love the wise Confucian-like sayings at the end of each story as the lesson Granny wants to leave the reader with.
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  • Gina
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Glimpse of Guyana
    Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2020
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    As a person of Guyanese descent, I enjoy reading the Granny JJ series and sharing the stories with my family. I just spent two years teaching at a primary school in Guyana, and I would read the stories to my host family and students. They loved that it was written in Guyanese creole. Also, the paperback doubles as a coloring book! I look forward to helping Granny JJ solve her next mystery!
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  • Kindle user
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting stories with great illustrations
    Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2021
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    Very interesting, original, and humorous collection of short stories in which detective Grandma JJ solves a variety of different cases. Despite keeping a light and funny tone, the stories each still manage to contain meaningful morals. Great work!
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  • Bronwyne Chapman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2021
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    I was not sure when I downloaded the book how my daughter would like that it was written in the Caribbean dialect. But man, we enjoyed reading this book out load. We loved the story, dialect and more. I recommend giving this book a try. It was a great fun read.
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  • Sparky
    5.0 out of 5 stars Creative book
    Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2021
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    A great culture educator. A wonderful way to teach children about other cultures, Guyanese creole accent in this case. Children are eager to learn about life in other parts of the world.
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  • Jessica Burch
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fun children's book for all ages
    Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2020
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    This book was entertaining and fun and it's something that the whole family can enjoy from the children to the parents. Granny was an amusing character with a personality that makes readers want to find out more.
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  • Diandra
    5.0 out of 5 stars Guyana gens
    Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2021
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    Love this
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  • SAKrishnan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Outright fun
    Reviewed in India on July 10, 2021
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    The book has some translation words in the beginning and that was helpful. But after a few pages, I could read the story without looking up the words. Granny is a very bold woman and she is not afraid of anything.
    Beating all stereotypes, the lady solves her problems and she does it with an aplomb which was hilarious and fun. The funniest part were Granny's funny thoughts which showed us how the lady thought. Was definitely fun to read it. Liked it
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