Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy (Charlie & Mouse Series #2)

by Laurel Snyder, Emily Hughes (Illustrator)

Overview

The follow-up to 2018 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner Charlie & Mouse by Laurel Snyder.

Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy: Book 2 is the heartwarming story of two brothers as they enjoy a special visit from their grandpa Grumpy.

Follow along as they discuss life, sing the wrong songs, build blanket forts, and much more.

• This funny and adorable set of stories celebrates the bond between children and grandparents, as well as imagination, creativity, and play
• Models real friendship among siblings
• Paired with effervescent illustrations by Emily Hughes

This touching celebration of family will enchant readers ages 4 to 8, as well as the adults that read with them.

Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy is filled with four hilarious stories and two inventive brothers, making it one irresistible beginning chapter book—now in paperback form!

• A wonderful gift for parents, caregivers, kids, as well as teachers and librarians who love the adventures of Charlie and Mouse
• The second book in the award-winning early chapter book series
• Perfect for young readers who are moving into longer books and loved Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant, Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel, and Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452172644
Publisher:	Chronicle Books
Publication date:	08/13/2019
Series:	Charlie & Mouse Series , #2
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	60
Sales rank:	297,664
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Laurel Snyder is the author of many books for children. She lives and writes in a small yellow house in Atlanta, Georgia, which she shares with her husband and two sons.

Emily Hughes is an illustrator (and sometimes writer) who lives in windy Brighton, England, while thinking fondly of her hometown in Hilo, Hawaii.

Editorial Reviews

"Grumpy's love for the boys-and theirs for him-shines through."-The Horn Book Magazine

"Affection that is as comfortable as Grumpy's old cardigan."-Kirkus Reviews

"Grumpy's love for the boys-and theirs for him-shines through."-The Horn Book Magazine

"Beginning chapter book readers and read-aloud listeners will love spending time with Charlie and Mouse and Grumpy."-School Library Journal, starred review

"Affection that is as comfortable as Grumpy's old cardigan."-Kirkus Reviews

"Beginning chapter book readers and read-aloud listeners will love spending time with Charlie and Mouse and Grumpy."-School Library Journal, starred review

From the Publisher

★ 10/01/2017
K-Gr 2—Those adorable moptop siblings Charlie and Mouse are back, this time spending quality time with their visiting grandfather, Grumpy. In four charming chapters, the brothers compare notes on getting "bigger" and the merits of being "medium"; inform Grumpy of the finer points of the proper pounce; enjoy Grumpy Night while their parents go on a date, and instruct the reluctant crooner in singing the right goodnight song; and, at their visit's end, give the man a sweet and tender send-off. Snyder's writing is spare and unadorned but steeped in the sensibilities, wit, and logic of childhood. The dialogue is spot-on and delightful. These boys are best buds, and Grumpy engages with them where they are, while still being a responsible adult. Hughes perfectly captures the action and interaction in earth-toned images that help set the warm, homey tone and reinforce the gentle humor. VERDICT Beginning chapter book readers and read-aloud listeners will love spending time with Charlie and Mouse and Grumpy.—Luann Toth, School Library Journal

School Library Journal

2017-07-17
Grumpy is coming for a stay, and nothing gets better than that for two little siblings.Grumpy is gramps, and there isn't a grumpy bone in this old man's body. Indeed, Grumpy is the master of dry drollery. Grumpy has come to visit Charlie and Mouse, biracial children with a white mom and an Asian dad. Their paternal grandfather, Grumpy, is a champ because he engages the kids on their turf. "You are getting big!" notes Grumpy, in this four-interlude early reader, conveyed in words that don't fill the mouth too full and are caught in a nice syncopation. Charlie is "getting so big," but Mouse shakes his head. "I am not getting big." Grumpy tells him, "You are bigger than you were. You are not getting small." After some prompting and thinking, Mouse declares, "I am getting medium." Medium needs a little help but not a lot of help, like for swimming or reading. As for hot dogs, big likes mustard, medium not so much. (Grumpy concedes he's medium when it comes to hot dogs.) So it goes for pouncing on sleepers and building a fort and eating pizza and lullabies. (Like mustard, singing isn't a Grumpy thing; Charlie takes the chore.) The only slip is in the last chapter, which gets a tad mistily metaphorical and sugarcoated for the rest of the sparkling work. Affection that is as comfortable as Grumpy's old cardigan. (Early reader. 6-9)

Kirkus Reviews