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Balzer Bray (2013), Edition: First Edition, 40 pages
Description
Goat is the grumpiest animal at Sunny Acres farm until he remembers that there is more to life than eating and being alone.
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LibraryThing member Sullywriter
Beware of misanthropes with horns and strong hind legs.
LibraryThing member melodyreads
dandelion attracts grumpy goat's attention - we never learn why
LibraryThing member Kaethe
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 prefer my picture books to be a little funny, or surprising, or subversive.
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then the field is full of flowers, and they all live happily ever after.I prefer my picture books to be a little funny, or surprising, or subversive.
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LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Sunny Acres was one of the friendliest farms in the area until Grumpy Goat arrived and single-handedly changed all that. Uninterested in making friends with the other animals, whom he chased away, our caprine hero (anti-hero?) kept his head down and ate everything in sight. Until the day, that is,
A prolific and much-celebrated illustrator, one who is probably best known for his work on Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events novels, Brett Helquist takes on the additional role of author for Grumpy Goat, producing a fairly engaging tale about the transformation that stopping to appreciate the beauty around us can produce. As always with Helquist, I enjoyed the artwork here, finding it colorful and expressive, with lots of humorous details. The animals' expressions are particularly appealing. Recommended to fans of the artist, and to anyone looking for picture-books about farm animals and/or stories in which the emotions of the main character are impacted by his perceptions of the world around him.
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that he encountered a beautiful yellow flower and took the time to admire its beauty, thereby setting in motion a chain of events that led to his reform. But when the flower is blown away, what will happen...?A prolific and much-celebrated illustrator, one who is probably best known for his work on Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events novels, Brett Helquist takes on the additional role of author for Grumpy Goat, producing a fairly engaging tale about the transformation that stopping to appreciate the beauty around us can produce. As always with Helquist, I enjoyed the artwork here, finding it colorful and expressive, with lots of humorous details. The animals' expressions are particularly appealing. Recommended to fans of the artist, and to anyone looking for picture-books about farm animals and/or stories in which the emotions of the main character are impacted by his perceptions of the world around him.
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Awards
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Picture Books — 2013)
Original language
English
Physical description
40 p.; 10.1 inches
ISBN
006113953X / 9780061139536