Synopses & Reviews
Perfect for a new generation of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day readers, this charming story about a grumpy cat gently shows how far a little sharing can go.
Bernice is having a truly rotten time at her friend's birthday party. First, everyone else gets a piece of cake with a frosting rose. But not Bernice. Then, everyone else gets strawberry-melon soda. Bernice gets the prune-grapefruit juice. And it's warm. The last straw is the one lousy (squished) candy she gets from the piñata. So when the balloons arrive, Bernice knows just what she has to do: grab them all. And then, poor cross Bernice gets carried up, up, and away. Luckily, she figures out just how to make her way back down to the party...and she brightens lots of other animals' days on her way.
Hannah Harrisons gorgeous animal paintings come alive in her second picture book. Her exceptionally polished” debut, Extraordinary Jane, received starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal.
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A Child Magazine Best Children's Book of the Year Review
"Guaranteed to remove every pout in sight...replete with jokes both visual and verbal, each picture will elicit roars of laughter--and rueful recognition."--Kirkus (starred review)
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"Lichtenheld's tale will appeal to kids with its on-target childhood humiliations and degradations."--Publishers Weekly
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"Hilarious...sure to cure the grumpiest reader..."--Child Magazine
Synopsis
Did you get up on the wrong side of the bed? Were all your favorite clothes in the laundry? Did your brother/sister TOUCH you? What Are You So Grumpy About? takes all the tiny (or not so tiny) things that can annoy you and makes them funny instead. Tom Lichtenheld's colorful, laugh-out-loud images are full of fantastic details that will be a hit with readers of all ages. A surprise ending makes this book perfect for the grump in every family.
Synopsis
There are lots of excuses for being a grump, and this book is full of em. But in this book, the things that make you grumpy can actually be funny. So be careful, or you'll end up laughing at your own grumpiness. And, as you'll soon find out, it's hard to be giggly and grumpy at the same time.
Synopsis
"Any parent of a small child knows that the best cure for a youngster's bad temper is to redirect his or her attention toward something humorous. Lichtenheld demonstrates just how this works in a collection of large, double-spread cartoons depicting a variety of situations that might cause a rotten mood...Lichtenheld's big, bold, broadly comic art style...is well suited to the tone of the text and has solid child appeal. Give this one to grumpy kids, or to anyone in need of cheering up." -Booklist
About the Author
Tom Lichtenheld has written four other children's books, including Everything I Know About Pirates (Simon and Schuster), named one of the best children's books of 2000 by Newsweek, and What's With This Room?, also published by Little, Brown. He is an art director at Cramer-Krasselt, an international advertising agency, and lives in Geneva, Illinois.