Courtney Pippin-Mathur

Illustrations: pencil, ink, watercolor, and a little digital magic. This book is about a girl named Maya who woke up grumpy one morning and neither her or her grandma knew why. Her grandma notices her grumpiness and tries her hardest to get Maya not to be grumpy anymore by telling her that they will no longer be able to do silly things because she's grumpy. This book is categorized as realistic fiction because it is a story that could actually happen. Sometimes children are grumpy for no reason at all and it takes quite a lot to get them out of that mood. Genre: Realistic Fiction, Age appropriateness: Intermediate… (meer)

Young Reader Reaction: My kids picked this book from the pile, and we had additional requests to read it, too! They loved Maya was Grumpy. They thought Grandma was just as hilarious as Maya does and I suspect that they deeply identified with Maya.

Adult Reader Reaction: This is a great book. Maya is adorable even as she grumps around! The illustrations are bright and clever. The end is a fun surprise. I wasn't surprised my kids liked this story.

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