What! Cried Granny is a hilarious picture book for young boys and girls by author Kate Lum and illustrated by Adrian Johnson. The target audience for this book is preschool to first grade. Students and people of all ages can enjoy it but if it is to be used in the classroom it is better for the younger grades.
-Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars ****
-Summary: This story is about a Grandmother and her grandson Patrick. The grandson comes to spend the night at her house but when it is time for bed Granny is a little unprepared. The grandmother goes to extreme measures to help Patrick get ready for bed such as making him his own bed frame and sew together a teddy bear. But, by the time Granny is done getting everything ready for Patrick it is already morning!
This book is enthusiastic and easily enjoyable. The text is written in large font and easy to see against the background. Some words are enlarged to show the emotion behind them and stand out on the page. The illustrations are extremely colorful and enhance the storyline. There are hardly any white spots on the pages, each page is exploding with color and character. The illustrations are a mix between three-dimensional and two-dimensional images. They are also simple looking, almost as if a child has drawn them. Overall they really capture how frantically Granny is running around trying to get everything ready for bedtime.
If I were to use this book in my classroom I could incorporate it in a few different ways. First this book can be used alongside a unit on family, particularly to introduce grandmothers and/or grandparents in general. Students can talk about how their grandmothers or grandparents contribute to their lives just as the grandmother is the story helps Patrick get ready for bed. It can also be used to teach how resources are used to construct materials that we use on a regular basis. For example, Granny goes into the woods to cut down a tree and uses the wood to make a bed frame for Patrick. She also uses sheep’s wool to make a blanket for the bed. Students can get an idea how animal and nature products are used to make items that we need. It is also an easy read book would be great for beginner readers. The book uses a lot of repetition of phrases, which is great for readers who are struggling or just learning to read. It gives the text a sense of predictability. The text also builds upon itself and reviews what the Granny has been doing for her grandson throughout the story. I only would use this book for younger grades though, preschool through first grade. The theme and ideas of the book are geared towards younger students such as the repetition of the text.
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