I'm Grumpy (My First Comics)

by Jennifer L. Holm, Matthew Holm

Overview

From the bestselling creators of Babymouse and Squish and the author of The Fourteenth Goldfish comes a new comic board-book series about feelings! Eisner Award winners Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm use panel frames, speech balloons, and thought bubbles to teach children how to read a story. In I’m Grumpy, a grumpy cloud upsets his friend Sunny and must make amends. A sweet, funny, and simple introduction to the impact that emotions can have on those around you.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780553533453
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	01/26/2016
Series:	My First Comics Series
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
Lexile:	AD250L (what's this?)
File size:	8 MB
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Brother-and-sister team JENNIFER L. HOLM and MATTHEW HOLM are the creators of the Babymouse series and the Squish series. Jennifer is the New York Times bestselling author of The Fourteenth Goldfish and several other highly acclaimed novels, including three Newbery Honor winners, Our Only May Amelia, Penny from Heaven, and Turtle in Paradise. Matthew is a graphic designer and freelance writer.

Editorial Reviews

2016-03-02
A comic book for the littlest readers. The narrator introduces Grumpy Cloud, pictured in a full-page panel by himself in an otherwise blue sky, raining grouchily on an unhappy rabbit. Why is he grumpy? A sequence of four panels on verso depicts him being wakened by an early bird, rained on, snagged on a mountaintop, and losing his hat to the wind. Three further panels, staggered down the page on recto, show him about to lick an ice cream cone, the ice cream falling out, and him glaring at the now-empty cone; the single word of text reads "SPLAT!" That's a very sophisticated double-page spread, indicating that this book is probably best suited to toddlers who have had a fair amount of exposure to books already. That the storyline concerns emotional literacy reinforces this. Declaring that he's "just grumpy because," Grumpy Cloud does his best to resist the good cheer of Sunny (the sun). He drives Sunny away with a couple of thunderbolts and a "KABOOM!"—only to feel guilty and apologize (with a little smile). Companion title I'm Sunny! focuses on Sunny, who finds a balloon, refuses to share it with Tizzy Tornado, feels guilty, and apologizes. Both titles tell their stories in a mix of narrative panels, speech bubbles, and ebullient sound effects. Together with its companion, a fine way to introduce toddlers to comic-book codes and emotional literacy—talk about bang for your buck. (Graphic board book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews