“Inventive… The author’s amusing concept translates well to the page, allowing for a wide range of comic situations… Ransom’s writing is lively, witty, and well paced…effective and satisfying… Corvino’s curvy, exuberant watercolor-and-colored-pencil drawings…are a perfect accompaniment to the text… This visually appealing, contemporary tale is perfect for, but not limited to, intergenerational sharing… Children will ask for this one over and over again.” ―Booklist

Storytelling World Resource Awards (honor, Stories for Adult Listeners) ―Storytelling World magazine 2004

Jeanie Franz Ransom is a school counselor and a freelance writer. She is the author of  Grandma U; What Do Parents Do (When You’re Not Home)?; and Don’t Squeal Unless It’s a Big Deal: A Tale of Tattletales. A graduate of Cornell College, she holds a master’s in professional counseling from Lindenwood University and works as a school counselor. She lives in Missouri. You can visit her website here.

Lucy Corvino has illustrated many children’s books, including Grandma U. She attended the Rhode Island School of Design and holds degrees from the University of Toronto and Columbia University Teacher’s College. She lives in New Jersey.

“The main illustrations feature two exuberant adults making a mess with toys, food, and clothes, while smaller pictures show the narrator and his little sister having fun at their grandparents’ house…Most fun, though, are the household mysteries that are explained: a game in which socks are tossed on the ceiling fan engenders the comment, ‘No wonder we can never find two socks that match!’” ―Booklist

“This entertaining story explores the trouble that mischievous adults can get into when they have the house to themselves…The watercolor-and-colored-pencil illustrations add humorous details to the story…This fun-filled selection provides an inventive twist to a typical story.” ―School Library Journal

“In this rollicking flight of fancy, a boy and his sister are spending the night at their grandparent’s house…All this is pictured, large as life, over two-thirds of the page, the parents as jubilant as the brightly hued, busy scenes…Giggles abound as this cheerful tale of imagined role-reversal plucks at the seams of conventionality and lets out a little stuffing.” ―Kirkus Reviews

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“Moore’s illustrations capture the playful spirit of childhood” ―NYSRA Charlotte Award

“Cyd Moore’s lively and amusing illustrations perfectly compliment the text in this delightful story.” ―Through the Looking Glass

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Best Children’s Books of the Year ―Bank Street College of Education, 2008

Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended Reading List (Primary) ―Kansas National Education Association, 2008

Jeanie Franz Ransom is a school counselor and a freelance writer. She is the author of  Grandma U; What Do Parents Do (When You’re Not Home)?; and Don’t Squeal Unless It’s a Big Deal: A Tale of Tattletales. A graduate of Cornell College, she holds a master’s in professional counseling from Lindenwood University and works as a school counselor. She lives in Missouri. You can visit her website here.

Cyd Moore has illustrated more than 40 books, including What Do Parents Do? (When You’re Not Home); Arbor Day Square; the popular I Love You, Stinky Face series; and Willow, which was included in Oprah’s Book Club 2010 Kids’ Reading List: 6 to 9 Years. Originally from Georgia, she now lives in Michigan. You can visit her website here.