FICTION

Goodnight, Grizzle, Grump!

by Aaron BLECHA
Goodnight, Grizzle, Grump! illus. by Aaron Blecha. 32p. HarperCollins/Harper. Oct. 2015. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780062297464.
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PreS-Gr 2—It's autumn, and that means it's time for bears to hibernate. Grizzle Grump is trying to find a nice quiet place to settle in for the winter. Each time he finds a seemingly perfect place, he scratches and sniffs, teeters and totters, and flops down to rest. Before long, though, there is some other woodland creature "nik-noking," "whap-whumping," or "eeerp-meerping." It's not until Grizzle Grump hikes to a cave at the top of a mountain that he is able sleep soundly. His loud snoring, however, won't allow any other creature to sleep! Adorable and hilarious Photoshop and colored pencil illustrations match the text perfectly. The repetition and sound effects ensure that children will love this shared one-on-one or read aloud, any time of day.
VERDICT This book won't get much rest on the library shelves.
Reviewed by Emily E. Lazio, The Smithtown Special Library District, NY
Grizzle Grump is a bear who just wants to find a place to hibernate in peace and quiet. Repetitive text and illustrations build the joke, allowing children to anticipate the silliness ahead. Grizzle Grump's and the forest's noises, along with cartoony, high-spirited digital and colored-pencil illustrations, make this an entertaining read-aloud.
, Sep 01, 2015

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