Janet S. Wong - Author of Acclaimed Children's Books - Janet Wong's Books

GRUMP comes from Janet's memories of herself as a new mother—tired, grouchy, and unable to make her bouncy baby take a nap. "Each time I lowered his drowsy little head into the crib, his eyes would open wide and fill with tears!"

This book was illustrated by John Wallace with a sometimes less-than-grumpy—even somewhat happy-looking!—mother.

Comments from the Author

By the time my son was born, I had already worked for several years as a lawyer and written and sold one whole collection of poetry—but taking care of my small bundle of energy was my hardest job ever. We had little in the way of child care, and I routinely transformed into a nasty troll about 4pm, when I realized that yet another day would come and go without even the tiniest nap. Babies are supposed to sleep a lot, I kept telling myself—so why won't HE? Things turned out fine in the end, of course. But I wish I had been a bit better at caging the grump in me!

Awards and Honors

Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Recommended Book

Reviews & Comments

"New mothers will appreciate this as much as their babies...the words with their rhythmic bumps and gentle grumps are just right for lapsit sharing."
--Booklist

Ordering Information

GRUMP
By Janet S. Wong
Illustrated by John Wallace
Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 0-689-83485-3

This book will be available in March 2001 at your local independent children's book store or online at:


			GRUMP Look how tired this Mommy is Tired and frumpy Grouchy chumpy Oh, what a grump!

		GRUMP comes from Janet's memories of herself as a new mother—tired, grouchy, and unable to make her bouncy baby take a nap. "Each time I lowered his drowsy little head into the crib, his eyes would open wide and fill with tears!" This book was illustrated by John Wallace with a sometimes less-than-grumpy—even somewhat happy-looking!—mother. Comments from the Author By the time my son was born, I had already worked for several years as a lawyer and written and sold one whole collection of poetry—but taking care of my small bundle of energy was my hardest job ever. We had little in the way of child care, and I routinely transformed into a nasty troll about 4pm, when I realized that yet another day would come and go without even the tiniest nap. Babies are supposed to sleep a lot, I kept telling myself—so why won't HE? Things turned out fine in the end, of course. But I wish I had been a bit better at caging the grump in me! Awards and Honors Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Recommended Book Reviews & Comments "New mothers will appreciate this as much as their babies...the words with their rhythmic bumps and gentle grumps are just right for lapsit sharing." --Booklist Ordering Information GRUMP By Janet S. Wong Illustrated by John Wallace Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster ISBN: 0-689-83485-3 This book will be available in March 2001 at your local independent children's book store or online at: eToys.com BookSense.com
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