Groundhog stays up late By Cuyler, Margery

Title: Groundhog stays up late
Author: Cuyler, Margery.
Illustration: Jean Cassels.
Publisher: Walker & Co.

Comments
CIP Info Groundhog decides not to hibernate one winter, even though his friends tell him that he will become cold, hungry, and lonely. Stubborn Groundhog simply can't wait until February 2 to wake all his friends up! Groundhog loves to run and play. When winter comes, Groundhog does not want to hibernate. His friends warn that he'll be hungry and cold and lonely, but he just won't listen. Yet he soon discovers his friends were right. Then he has a brilliant idea! He'll have an EARLY spring! All his friends will wake up, and they can all have fun together again. But his friends aren't too happy when they find out Groundhog has played a trick on them. A great new twist on the groundhog's annual February ritual, this story is guaranteed to entertain, with a willful hero that children and adults will instantly recognize. It was ok, but not a great story. The illustrations are average, but when all the pieces are added up they put an interesting spin on the “Ant and the Grasshopper” story. It would be good enough to add to a storytime or on a snowy afternoon. It would be worth adding to a library or school collection, but not for a personal collection. Illustrations are gouche on 140-lb arches hot press 100% rag watercolor paper to create.