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Overview
On a gray day the heroine of this book feels every bit as grouchy as the cloudy, rainy, windy sky outside her bedroom window. There is no way that her all-too-cheerful Mom and Dad are going to convince her to get out of bed. Or is there?
How do you transform a stormy mood into a sunny one? This clever story holds the secret: a stomping, romping, wild dance that can make you feel like yourself again — and ready at last for smiles and giggles with the people who really do understand you after all.
When she awakens to a gray day, a little girl is in a grouchy mood until she and her parents find a way to make it better.
Synopsis
On a gray day the heroine of this book feels every bit as grouchy as the cloudy, rainy, windy sky outside her bedroom window. There is no way that her all-too-cheerful Mom and Dad are going to convince her to get out of bed. Or is there?
How do you transform a stormy mood into a sunny one? This clever story holds the secret: a stomping, romping, wild dance that can make you feel like yourself again — and ready at last for smiles and giggles with the people who really do understand you after all.
Cheryl Peterson - Children's Literature
It's a gray day, and one little girl does not want to get out of bed. She feels every bit as grouchy as the cloudy, rainy sky outside. Her mother and father's cheerful efforts to get her up only worsen her mood, until she angrily stomps out of bed and into the rain. There her angry stomp turns into a joyful dance as her parents join her in a "rain romp." Angry frowns turn into giggles with the help of her loving family: "the three of us will always be an all-weather, stick-together, stomp-it-out, romp-it-out, love-you, hug-you family." The poetic text is enhanced by the lovely muted watercolors. This story will appeal to any young child who has a hard time getting up in the morning. 2002, Greenwillow Books,
Editorials
Children's Literature
It's a gray day, and one little girl does not want to get out of bed. She feels every bit as grouchy as the cloudy, rainy sky outside. Her mother and father's cheerful efforts to get her up only worsen her mood, until she angrily stomps out of bed and into the rain. There her angry stomp turns into a joyful dance as her parents join her in a "rain romp." Angry frowns turn into giggles with the help of her loving family: "the three of us will always be an all-weather, stick-together, stomp-it-out, romp-it-out, love-you, hug-you family." The poetic text is enhanced by the lovely muted watercolors. This story will appeal to any young child who has a hard time getting up in the morning. 2002, Greenwillow Books,— Cheryl Peterson