The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Lum, Kate

What! Cried Granny: An Almost Bedtime Story

26 pp. | Dial | April, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-8037-2382-2 $$14.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Adrian Johnson. Sleeping over at Granny's for the first time, Patrick delays the inevitable, saying he can't go to bed because he doesn't even have a bed; or a blanket; or a teddy bear. In response to each legitimate complaint, Granny springs into action, chopping down a tree to build a bed, and so on. Lum's cumulating text is paced with panache, and Johnson's bold graphics join in the nonsensical fun.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 1999