Pom Pom Gets The Grumps - Softcover

Sophy Henn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0723299161 ISBN 13: 9780723299165

Publisher: PUFFIN BOOKS, 1600

Synopsis

Pom Pom Gets the Grumps

About this title

About the Author:

Sophy Henn (www.sophyhenn.com) lives and works in Sussex, England. She studied Fashion at Central Saint Martins, accidentally had a London based career as an Art Director in advertising, then completed an MA at University of Brighton in Illustration. Now she writes and illustrates children's books in her studio, with a large cup of tea by her side, and can't quite believe her luck. She is also the author/illustrator of Where Bear? Follow @sophyhenn.

From School Library Journal:

PreS-Gr 1—In this British import, a young panda wakes up on the wrong side of the bed and is in a grouchy mood all morning. When his friends at the preschool playground invite him to play, he shouts, "NO!" and tells them to go away. So they do. Pom Pom suddenly has a change of heart and apologizes to everyone. All is forgiven and they begin to play. This slight story has a predictable plot and no character development. The retro artwork has some nice touches of color, but the pictures are static and every page is dominated by Pom Pom's scowling face. The illustrations follow the simple text but do not add to the story. British spelling and terminology ("flannel" instead of "towel," "chase" instead of "tag") may confuse American readers. Jeremy Tankard's Grumpy Bird (Scholastic, 2007) tells a similar story but offers a more convincing cure for the grumps. VERDICT An unnecessary addition.—Martha Simpson, Stratford Library Association, CT

About this edition

• Publisher: PUFFIN BOOKS
• Publication date: 1600
• ISBN 10: 0723299161
• ISBN 13: 9780723299165
• Binding: Paperback