Giggle-Wiggle Wake-Up

by Nancy White Carlstrom, Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)

Swirl in, twirl in
Monday morning sunshine
T i n y S h i n y
Wakes a sleepyhead.

It’s morning! Time for Sam to get ready for school. After a sniffy-whiffy eat-up and a splashy-flashy wash-up, Sammy’s off into the busy-whizzy wildness of a Monday morning.

This delightful story captures all the bright promise of a preschooler’s day.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 14, 2003

About the author

Nancy White Carlstrom has written more than 50 books for children, including the Jesse Bear series with illustrator Bruce Degan.

Born the daughter of steel mill worker William J. and Eva (Lawrence) White, Nancy White Carlstrom was born in Washington, Pennsylvania, on August 4, 1948. She practiced writing poetry, enjoyed reading books like Little Women, and wanted to become a children’s book author at an early age. Carlstrom worked in the children’s department of her local library in Washington during her high school years. She graduated from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, majoring in Elementary Education and earning her B.A. in 1970, also studying at Harvard Extension School and Radcliffe from 1974 to 1976. In September of 1974, she married David R. Carlstrom, later a pilot and a marketing director at Fairbanks International Airport. They had two children—Jesse and Joshua.

She draws inspiration from her 18 years living in Alaska, volunteer experiences in Africa and Haiti, and raising her two sons.

Reviews

[Seema Rao · Rating 2 out of 5]

Banal tale with pretty enjoyable illustrations; there are better giggle stories.

[Angie Munoz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pre-k and kindergarten students will enjoy this book as it describes a child's day. Includes a lot of rhyming throughout the book.

[Ina · Rating 4 out of 5]

With colorful illustration and rhythmic text filled with all sorts of phrases like "giggly wiggly" , "tickle pickle" and "splashy-flashy wash up" we see a young boy wake up on a Monday morning and then follow him through his day. The kids loved the escaping rabbit in his class room. Not an easy read aloud however as I found myself having to enunciate the odd phrases very carefully.

[Mandy J. Hoffman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brighten the day of your preschoolers with this fun, languge twisting book. Nancy White Carlstrom express and describes a child's day in a very delightful way. And if you are the parent reading - be careful not to tie your tongue in knot!

[Jenny · Rating 2 out of 5]

Okay book. The rhyming could be good to teach children and it was kind of silly, but mostly I was kind of annoyed by it, even though it was kind of cute.

[Kristen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really, really fun book to read! The rhymes are fun for baby & the rhythm is great!

[Sandybear76 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book to one class, who enjoyed the tongue-twisting reading.

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun rhyming text expresses the joys of ordinary day, getting up and getting going!
Nonsense words, sound words, and action words invite the reader and listener to have fun sharing the phrases and experiences.
Colorful, whimsical illustrations follow the action.