Grumpy Goat
Meet one Grumpy Goat.He's cranky, he's hungry, and he's never had a friend.He is making a terrible mess at Sunny Acres Farm, and the other animals just stay away.He knocks over the pigs' trough, kicks down the garden fence, and eats everything in his path.Until one special flower stops him in his...
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Meet one Grumpy Goat.He's cranky, he's hungry, and he's never had a friend.He is making a terrible mess at Sunny Acres Farm, and the other animals just stay away.He knocks over the pigs' trough, kicks down the garden fence, and eats everything in his path.Until one special flower stops him in his tracks.And once Goat opens his eyes, his heart is soon to follow.See how stopping to smell the flowers really can change everything.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780061139536 (006113953X)
Publish date: January 2nd 2013
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 40
Edition language: English
Yet another one by an illustrator I love, but the text leaves me feeling "meh". Grumpy goat is horrible to the other farm critters. And then starts to nurture a flower, and as he does, he nurtures his relationships. And then the flower goes to seed, and disperses, and he becomes horrible again. But ...
I’ve liked Helquist’s forays into writing & illustrating picture books, and Grumpy Goat is definitely a great one. There’s a happy farm and then there’s grumpy goat. The story is fairly predictable, but it plays out in a nice way.
Beware of misanthropes with horns and strong hind legs.
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