A is for Awful: A Grumpy Cat ABC Book

by Christy Webster, Steph Laberis (Illustrator)

Grumpy Cat has 8 million Facebook followers, her own TV movie, and now . . . a Little Golden Book! The world-famous feline stars in this hilarious storybook.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Cats, Humor, Animals

24 pages, Hardcover

Published January 3, 2017

About the author

Christy Webster is a writer and editor with 15 years in-house experience at major children's book publishers. She has written over 60 children's books and stories and edited hundreds of books, including several bestselling chapter book series. She specializes in early readers, chapter books, storybooks, and media licenses.
Available for freelance writing, editing, ghostwriting and co-writing.

Reviews

[Gina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I reiterate my initial review - Grumpy peacing out before the end of her own book is such a mood, love it.

First review
The whole book is adorable, but the last page is the best (and I think Grumpy Cat would agree)!

[Jocelyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is what we read at work...

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short cute and has that grumpy cat humor to it. Perfect for grumpy cat fans.

[Sasha · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful friend of mine gave this to me as a present. We share a mutual love of Grumpy Cat (who is my spirit animal). It was very fun to read this to my daughter and change my voice when it was Grumpy Cat’s turn to speak. My daughter thought it was fun to tell me the animals but some in the book are pretty uncommon (i.e. newt & mole).

[Rex Libris · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was OK, the people behind Grumpy Cat have put out better. Essentially it is a traditional ABC book with Grumpy Cat adding an alliterative diss track.

[A. · Rating 4 out of 5]

#busylibrarians

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wouldn't necessarily recommend this for the age group it's aimed for (not inappropriate; just not actually a helpful ABCs book), but I REALLY enjoyed its sardonic sense of humor.

[Jess the Shelf-Declared Bibliophile · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute Little Golden Book based around Grumpy Cat.

[Kathryn (Dragon Bite Books) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review originally posted on my blog, Nine Pages .

This was the better of the two Grumpy Cat Little Golden Books that we read. This one is an alphabet book. It seems a relatively normal alphabet primer—A is for ants, B is for butterfly—but Grumpy Cat grumpily comments on the text of the alphabet book, her comments utilizing that letter as much as possible within the sentence, clearly fully aware of the book’s intention to cover the whole of the alphabet and drag her through each illustration up till Z. This too utilizes many lines from the Grumpy Cat memes. This one got giggles too.

[River (Caitlyn) · Rating 4 out of 5]

"M is for Mole. It's also for mood. Mine is Grumpy."

Grumpy Cat's "A is for Awful" is one of the most entertaining picture books I've read so far. The illustrations are adorable and the words are catchy. I enjoyed every moment of it and have already read it a few times. Its a fun take on the ABC that could be quite captivating and engaging for younger children.

Grumpy Cat is by far my favourite internet animal and this book was simply a must for me, I'd recommend it to any fan.

[Sophie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unlike The Little Grumpy Cat that Wouldn't , this is just okay. It doesn't send up the conventions of its genre as the former does. It's pretty much just an ABC book (and a pretty run-of-the-mill one as far as illustrations) with Grumpy Cat stuck in it.

[Becky B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Go through the alphabet A to Z and Grumpy Cat will grump all the way through.

Probably the snarkiest ABC book you'll find out there. But I didn't feel Grumpy Cat went overboard. She just sounds like someone suffering through a commercial they wish would end. The illustrations are quite colorful and Grumpy Cat throws in extra words that start with the letter. A tongue-in-cheek humorous ABC book possibly perfect for parents who are tired of reading alphabet books to their kids.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

The abc's, grumpy cat version! This book is funny at every age, although really little ones won't know who grumpy cat is. Well, here's a good way to meet him! A fair amount of words that begin with each letter are in a coherent sentence on each page...well...almost every page.

[Kumar · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is always a good idea to introduce alternate personalities/moods/emotions early, so that kids can label them. Teaching the alphabet happens to be the medium in this case. It is also a fun read for adults.

[Zellian · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book oozes with the Grumpy Cat attitude, from A to Z, the whole way through.

As an adult, there is are some snicker worthy lines and some funny lines that children would also enjoy.
Definitely a good read for both.

[María Eugenia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Los dibujos son muy riquiños y el texto es gracioso (y útil para los niños, repite varias palabras que empiezan por cada letra), yo no pido más.
Eso sí, es el cuarto libro que leo de esta colección y me sigue fascinando lo difícil que es de abrir la primera vez. Una encuadernación bien rara.

[Jessica Tracy · Rating 3 out of 5]

An okay picture book with the ABCs, and of course grumpy cat. The illustrations are good, and the picks for the ABCs are alright too. I think this book by itself is kinda meh. But I believe if read to a child, and with a funny voice for grumpy cat this would be a more enjoyable read.

[Walt · Rating 1 out of 5]

A is for awful, like this book, even for kids.

[Claudia · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick funny read. Good as a gift for a grumpy cat fan

[Carol Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love grumpy cat :-) No further comment needed. Now leave me alone and go read the book!

[Tammy Goodwin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can you tell I am behind on my reading challenge? Anyway, Grumpy Cat is awesome!

[Stefanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grumpy perfection.

[Tin Cheung · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute and adorable grumpy cat goes through the alphabet.

[Laurel Perez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learn your letters with the grumpiest cat around.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

This adorably, pessimistic cat helps kids learn the alphabet in his grumpy way. As an adult, I loved it!

[Marcy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious

[Carolyn Allison · Rating 5 out of 5]

We loved it

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can imagine this being read by Billy Eichner.

[Billy Swift · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is about ABC’s. my favourite letter was B which is for butterfly.

[TRISHA · Rating 5 out of 5]

Grumpy cat didn’t disappoint!