Wake Up, Groundhog!

by Susan Korman, Eugenie Fernandes (Illustrator)

Anxious to know if spring will soon be sprung, the friends of Gregory Groundhog arrive one by one to rouse him from his cozy burrow on Groundhog Day, with very surprising results

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

Hardcover

First published December 31, 1997

About the author

Susan Korman is the author of over thirty books ranging from picture books and licensed works to YA novels. She has written tie-in novels for Ice Age, Monsters Vs Aliens, Kung Fu Panda, Kicking and Screaming and various Transformers movies.
She attended Le Moyne College, and now lives in Yardley, Pennsylvania, where she works as a writer and editor.

Reviews

[Luisa Knight · Rating 2 out of 5]

It’s pretty wordy for being… boring. Hardly anything happens except Groundhog’s friends visiting him one at a time to see if he is awake and if spring is coming. And an ending that I think was trying to be clever but wasn’t.

Ages: 3 - 5

Cleanliness: groundhog is grumpy throughout the story.

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[Zazie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute but not amazing. I would still read this to a child. I'm sure they would enjoy it.

[Gingaeru · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book has very little to offer outside of the charming, cozy interior of the groundhog's home shown off on the very first page. Almost every character has an alliterated name: Gregory Groundhog, etc., which makes me feel like vomiting (the goose is the only exception). These animals are labeled as "friends", but they are exceedingly rude to one another. It ends with the titular groundhog taking revenge upon all his "friends" who woke him simply to inquire about the seasons (which they didn't seem at all concerned about once they got their answer).

[Whitney Strickland · Rating 4 out of 5]

What an adorable story! On Groundhog's Day, I shared this book with the first grade class I am interning in. They absolutely loved the book and found it funny. The book has several characters and this provides opportunities to create voices to spice up the story. The only negative aspect, is that the book is small and it was hard for the students to see the illustrations from their desk. I recommend reading this at the carpet to make it easier to see. All and all, this was a cute book!