The Grump
by Sarah Garson
Early one morning a little boy is woken up by a scary monster – the Grump.
Tentatively he follows the footprints the Grump has left trailing from the bathroom down to the kitchen.
The boy’s investigations reveal that the unidentified monster has eaten rather a lot of left-over birthday cake, so he, his mother and his baby brother follow a strange rumbling sound coming from the sitting room only to find someone rather more familiar sleeping on the sofa!
Beautifully detailed illustrations have clues to the real identity of the Grump hidden throughout. Some adults will ruefully identify with the tired parents who have yet to clear up the previous night’s birthday party!
Publisher: Andersen Press
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Sarah Garson
Sarah Garson studied a BA in Illustration at Middlesex University in London and has a Masters degree in Children's Book Illustration from Cambridge School of Art. In 2006, Sarah was shortlisted for Booktrust’s Best Emerging Illustrator prize for Andersen title, The Grump, which was also highly commended by the prestigious Macmillan Picture Book Prize. Her subsequent books have gone on to be nominated by the Cambridgeshire Picture Book Award (Daydream Dan) and the Coventry Book Award (One, Two, Cockatoo!). She now lives and works in Melbourne, and divides her time between Australia and the UK.
http://www.sarahgarson.com/
