Field Guide to the Grumpasaurus

by Edward Hemingway, Edward Hemingway (Illustrator)

Overview

Have you ever met a Grumpasaurus? I bet you have. In fact, you may even have one in your own home. Want to know what makes them tick? This handy guide, meticulously researched and lovingly illustrated, tells you everything you need to know. Above all they should be handled with care—otherwise they can become VERY loud and VERY fearsome. In this appealingly modern and clever picture book, a field guide format is applied to the study of the cranky child . . . er, rather, the GRUMPASAURUS . . . who, in spite of himself, will win your heart.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780544546653
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	06/07/2016
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.34(d)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Edward Hemingway is the author-illustrator of the picture books Bad Apple: A Tale of Friendship and Bad Apple’s Perfect Day, and the illustrator of two popular adult books, Of All the Gin Joints and Hemingway & Bailey's Bartending Guide to Great American Writers. A grandson of Ernest Hemingway, he is originally from Bozeman, Montana and now lives and works in Brooklyn.

Edward Hemingway is the author-illustrator of the picture books Bad Apple: A Tale of Friendship and Bad Apple’s Perfect Day, and the illustrator of two popular adult books, Of All the Gin Joints and Hemingway & Bailey's Bartending Guide to Great American Writers. A grandson of Ernest Hemingway, he is originally from Bozeman, Montana and now lives and works in Brooklyn.

Editorial Reviews

"...Grumpasaurus’s transformation from prickly to huggable is totally toddlerlike and satisfying." —School Library Journal "An effervescent how-to for the wrangling of fearsome, tantrum-prone beasties...Kids will sympathize, parents will recognize, siblings will familiarize."  —Kirkus "The book’s knowing sense of humor, entertaining oil paintings, and pseudoscientific conceit give the term grumpasaurus a good chance of making its way into many families’ lexicons."  —Publishers Weekly —

From the Publisher

2016-03-30
An effervescent how-to for the wrangling of fearsome, tantrum-prone beasties.Beware the "world's most fearsome creature" and learn how to recognize it on sight—in this case, a bipedal stegosaurus. Most often spotted in a sulk after a great wrong (in this case, an injured teddy bear), the Grumpasaurus is best avoided. The family house cat learns the hard way why this creature should be approached only with great caution, if at all. Anger unabated, the distraught dino continues its fearsome approach until at last its mother comes with repaired toy in hand, and the Grumpasaurus, now a happy, light-skinned boy, cuddles toy and cat in peace. The guide seems to have been written with siblings in mind, but all would do well to heed the warning of this book. Though the implication is that tantrums are solved solely by parental intervention (in this case, the immediate repair of the tattered teddy), there are still worthy takeaways, not least a chuckle or two. The tantrums depicted operate at a low ebb, and the cat is only mildly terrorized. Hemingway gives his "guide" a faintly retro look, placing his figures on faux-aged lined paper and labeling his diagrams with mid-20th-century flair. For all the clouds and gloom, this dino remains brightly rendered.Kids will sympathize, parents will recognize, siblings will familiarize. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews