What! Cried Granny - Hardcover

Lum, Kate; Johnson, Adrian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803723822 ISBN 13: 9780803723825

Publisher: Dial, 1999

Synopsis

When her grandson Patrick arrives for his first sleepover, Granny's resourceful efforts to provide him with a bed, pillow, and other necessities result in a sleepless night for both of them.

About this title

About the Author

Kate Lum and her husband live in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, with their two children.

From Publishers Weekly

This chuckler of a bedtime romp pits the wiles of a young procrastinator against his no-nonsense grandmother. Patrick's grandmother announces that it's time for bed. " 'But Granny,' said Patrick.... 'I don't have a bed here.' 'What?' cried Granny." Thus begins the pleasingly repetitive structure of the text. A whirlwind of efficiency, this spry and resourceful grannyAsporting reading glasses, pearls and a smart black handbagAmakes a beeline for the yard, where she chops down a tree, carries it to her workroom and proceeds to make him a bed, following extensive blueprints. No pillow? No problem: a quick trip to the henhouse produces the needed feathers; and of course, Granny is a master seamstress. Finally all of Patrick's comforts are secured and Granny orders him to bed. "But Granny... it's morning," Patrick replies. Lum's forthright text plays straight man to Johnson's elastic artwork, which stretches the story's humorous elements with a kind of manic glee. With their beady eyes, poker faces and exaggerated hairdos (Granny sports a lavender beehive; Patrick an Elvis-esque swoop), Patrick and his Granny make a bracingly droll pair. The pages hum with visual energy, from the dotted white lines that follow Granny as she zips about, to the puckishly retro palette (lime green paired with purple, fiery orange with red, and so on) applied in blocky shapes ? la Bruce Ingman. Sleepy sheep counting businessmen as they jump over fences and a glimpse of The Avengers on Granny's small black-and-white TV add to the eye-popping fun. Ages 3-7.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Dial
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0803723822
• ISBN 13: 9780803723825
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32