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An artful mixture of fantasy and reality, humor and heart, Maya Was Grumpy celebrates the power of imagination and humor to improve moods. Maya wakes up on the wrong side of the bed, tangled in her blanket, and in a crispy, cranky, grumpy, grouchy mood. She doesn’t want to read or color or go outside to play. What’s worse, she’s determined to share her grumpiness with everyone as she glumps, clumps, and thumps around the house. But when Maya growls at her grandmother, Gramma graciously takes Maya’s mood in stride, and even has a solution: Gramma suggests a series of unusual activities that Maya will probably not want to do since she’s feeling grumpy—and then dismisses her own silly suggestions before Maya can reject them. Children will find it hard to keep from smiling as they watch Maya’s grouchiness dissolve into glee at Gramma’s giggle-inducing ideas, while adults will find Gramma’s clever tactic a useful strategy to add to their repertoire when kids are grumpy.
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About the Author
Courtney Pippin-Mathur is has written and illustrated 5 children's picture books. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
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PreS-Gr 3-Maya woke up on the wrong side of the bed. She doesn't want to read or go outside and play, and she tries to spread her "crispy, cranky, grumpy, grouchy" mood as she "glumps, clumps and thumps" around the house. She scowls at her grandmother, who hopes to improve her disposition by suggesting outrageous activities such as hunting for hippos, tickling tarantulas, and bathing baby elephants, which eventually make it hard for Maya to keep a smile off her face. Children will identify with the youngster, and parents may wish to try Gramma's clever technique when faced with an out-of-sorts child. The text could be used for a lesson on alliteration, rhyming, sequencing, and more. It's also perfect for enriching vocabulary as the descriptive words are in bold on each page. The busy and colorful pencil, ink, and watercolor illustrations add to the charm of this story as Maya's out-of-control hair is transformed into neat ponytails as her mood improves.-Sarah Polace, Cuyahoga Public Library System, OHα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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