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What! Cried Granny

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This is a darling, funny story of the gyrations a granny must go through to get her visiting grandson to bed. From shearing sheep, to stuffing teddy bears, this grandma works all night to get little Patrick to bed. Our whole family loved it.

This book adds to a cherished history of tall tales as Granny goes to valiant efforts to get all the things her grandson Patrick needs in order to get to sleep at her house. Whenever Patrick tells her he lacks something (bed, pillow, blanket or teddy bear), the resourceful Granny goes to extraordinary lengths to get him what he needs. (The two-page spread of Granny working with the tree she's cut down, complete with saw, drill, blueprints and paint, is a treat.)

It is wonderful to watch your child's sense of humor taking shape. This book will delight youngsters, will not bore parents, and will introduce little ones to the joy of a good tall tale.

This book is hilarious for my toddler, who completely laughs like crazy everytime granny says: WHHHHATTT?!!! to Patrick.

Also, the retro art style, which summons up books from when I was a child in the 1960's is really interesting to look at. A very clever and well drawn book.

What! Cried the Granny is a charming tale about a boy and his first sleepover at his granny's house. Granny tells him to go to bed and he tells her that he doesn't have a bed over at her house. So she makes him one. Then he doesn't have a pillow, a blanket, a teddy bear, etc. The resourceful and loving granny takes the time to make each of these things for her grandson so that he can have a pleasant night's sleep.

We were first introduced to this book at story time at the library and just loved it so I had to buy it for my 3-year old nephew, who adores it, as do his older brothers (5 & 7 years old). They laugh every time that we read it to them and never seem to tire of granny's astonishment that she isn't ready for her grandson to sleep over. The illustrations are charming and the writing is easy enough for younger children to understand, but funny enough that older children will enjoy the grandchild's clever ploys to stay up longer. This is a great read aloud book and gives the parent/grandparent/teacher lots of chances to use inflection and different voices. A great addition to your own book collection that your children will treasure for years to come!

"What! Cried Granny" is just hilarious and it makes my day every time a read it (again!). Buy it for your 5-6 year olds and they will love it!

I found this gem at the local library and have now purchased it. The book is by far one of the most hilarious books on the market! My daughter laughs her little head off when ever I screech "WhAT!CRIED GRANNY". What an ordeal this little granny goes through just to get her grandson to bed its a great little "almost bedtime" story haha!

Kate Lum, the author and Adrian Johnson, the artist, have come up with a winner with this little bed time story book. A little boy on a visit to Granny's house is faced with bed time and as with many little boys and girls, comes up with excuse after excuse for not going to bed. What makes the story so cute is Granny's response. When the little boy points out that there is no bed, Granny actually goes out, cuts down a tree, makes the lumber, and builds a bed. This then goes on to the pillow, which includes a trip to the hen house for feathers, a matress and then a blanket, sheep shearing and all. The text is absolutely hilarious and the art work, taken right out of the 1950s style of illustrations, goes perfectly with the story. Everything is of course exaggerated. both text and pictures. The children absolutely love it, which is about the best endorsement you can get for a childs book and as an added bonus, it is fun for the adult to read. I cannot imagine any child or adult not enjoying this one. Highly recommend!

A must for every child, and grandparent (even parents). Words and illustrations are perfect blending to tell of the humorous efforts of every grandmother to please her grandchild and of every grandchild to, happily, twist grandmother around his or her finger! I, and all 7 of my grands have practically memorized this book, so many times have we read it. Even I haven't gotten tired of reading it a zillion times as there is always expression to add to the words and details to find in the pictures. (Watch Granny's purse!!) I have sent it countless numbers of times as new baby gifts. Just pure fun!! A classic!

This is definitely a keeper. A great story for kids, funny and fabulous.

One of those rare books that parents can enjoy reading countless times