Don't Call Me Grumpycorn

by Sarah McIntyre, Sarah McIntyre (Illustrator)

Overview

Unicorn is back... and he's still grumpy!

Unicorn, Narwhal, Mermaid, and Jellyfish are ready for an adventure, and, as Unicorn quite rightly points out, nothing is more adventurous than travelling into SPACE.

But when the four friends disagree over which planet to visit first, Unicorn most definitely turns into a very grumpy Grumpycorn and decides to go off on his own.

Will Unicorn see the error of his ways?

Will he realize that friendship is what makes everything fun?

Will he finally stop being such a Grumpycorn?

There's only one way to find out...

The follow-up to Sarah McIntyre's bestselling Grumpycorn is an imaginative romp celebrating friendship!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781339032351
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	08/01/2023
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	13 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Sarah McIntyre has published several award-winning and bestselling books in the United Kingdom, including Orris the Mankiest Monster by Giles Andreae and Oliver and the Seawigs. She is crazy about raspberry jam, loves incredible hats and wigs that she often makes herself, and adores making comics with her friends. She lives in London, England. Visit her online at jabberworks.co.uk or follow her on Twitter @jabberworks.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Grumpycorn:

"This hits just the right notes... A delicious blend of the fanciful yet realistic." — Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Pugs of the Frozen North:

"As the story dashes along so, too, do the illustrations, which are a delight on every page." — The Guardian

Praise for Oliver and the Seawigs:

"A fun-packed delight." — Daily Telegraph

"A gloriously wacky story." — The Times of London

"Immersive, richly textured, and enormous fun. It's a great example of what illustrated children's novels can achieve." — The Guardian

From the Publisher

2023-05-09
Four friends go to space.

Unicorn wants to visit “the most fabulous planet in the universe.” His friends Mermaid (who’s tan-skinned), Narwhal, and Jellyfish tag along, and though Unicorn acts grumpy to see them, he’s secretly pleased—he had been “nervous about going into space all by himself.” They pass a planet full of merfolk, another with narwhals, and another with jellyfish, but Unicorn points out that going into space was his idea, and he gets to choose the planet. They find one populated entirely with other unicorns identical to the protagonist (it’s hinted that he is the only one of his kind on Earth), but the alien unicorns are annoyed by Jellyfish’s nervous hiccups and, stating that only “fabulous unicorns” are welcome here, force Mermaid, Narwhal, and Jellyfish back into their rocket. Unicorn goes with them, preaching, “They were not very fabulous because they were not very kind to you.” This brightly illustrated picture book relies on the inherent ridiculousness of creatures in space but never coheres into a story. There are too many questions raised about the different planets, why Unicorn wants to leave Earth in the first place, and whether a didactic sentence about kindness is worth hinging a narrative climax on. The shallow cruelty of the rainbow-maned, limp-hoofed unicorns shown working out or having their hair styled in salons could be read as caricatures of gay men, but it will likely go over children's heads. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

A squandered opportunity for intergalactic hijinks. (Picture book. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews