What George Forgot

by Kathy Wolff, Richard Byrne (Illustrator)

Overview

George is great at remembering things! When it's time to get ready for school, he remembers to wake up his family, put on his brand-new superhero watch, and tell his daily knock-knock joke.
He even remembers to eat breakfast, brush his teeth, and find his backpack!

So why does George feel like he is forgetting something?

This uproariously funny picture book offers a fresh spin on a morning routine. Readers know what George forgot, but will he ever figure it out?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781619638716
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	07/03/2017
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.50(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Kathy Wolff lives in Overland Park, Kansas with her husband and her two funny kids. She attempts to balance writing, mom-ing, and greeting-card making . . . all while trying to remember not to forget anything.
@KathyWolffbooks

Richard Byrne is the illustrator of This book just ate my dog! and We're in the wrong book! He worked in graphic design before turning to children's books. Richard lives with his wife and two children in the United Kingdom.
www.richardbyrne.co.uk
@byRichardByrne

Editorial Reviews

"Haphazard and silly . . . A clever way to usher kids to the bus with a smile." - Kirkus Reviews

"Pencil drawings are digitally colored with soft pastels that create a palette filled with both joyfulness and innocence. . . . Getting lost in George’s messiness is part of the fun as George visualizes everything he did and allows viewers to get sidetracked along with him." - BCCB

"Humorous touches, including text formatting and commentary from the narrator, and colorful, playfully detailed cartoon illustrations enliven the extensive description of George’s morning . . . a lighthearted, amusing portrayal of routines." - Booklist Online

From the Publisher

10/01/2017
PreS-Gr 2—Most children are apt to forget something on a typically hectic morning getting ready for school. George, however, always remembers "never to forget anything…. Except when he forgot." The only logical thing to do is to make an itemized account of everything he has to do. This begins with waking himself up in the morning, followed by waking Mom and Dad and beating his slinky down the stairs twice. Several other indispensable matters are accounted for in between, such as finding things (a raisin, popcorn, a straw) to fit in the hole where his tooth used to be and inventing a "flying backpack-putting-on machine." George's bulbous head perhaps alludes to the many things he has to keep in mind during his frenetic morning routine. The illustrations, done in perky pastel reds, pinks, and yellows, cheerfully complement the laugh-out-loud story line. Observant youngsters should be able to readily spot the one thing more embarrassing than George walking out the door without his shoes, riotously depicted without text on the final page. In some ways, this book parallels Jonathan London's Froggy Gets Dressed, though children should relate more easily to George's getting-ready-for-school routine. This selection should have a broad appeal to most youngsters and be a first purchase item for school collections. VERDICT A hilarious, first-rate picture book that's sure to capture the interests of storytime audiences who have embarked on their first day of school.—Etta Anton, Yeshiva of Central Queens, NY

School Library Journal

2017-04-26
George is about to dash out the door to school. But what has he forgotten?George is a small white tot with a mop of brown hair and a button nose, and he never forgets anything. Except for…all the times that he does. He's standing at the front door in consternation. He knows that he has forgotten something, he's just not quite sure what. He replays the morning in his mind to figure it out. Has he remembered to wake up? Yes. Has he remembered to eat breakfast? Yes. (He even remembered to stick his toast to his sister's face with yogurt so she had whiskers.) Has he remembered to put on his yellow-and-red dotted underpants? Yes. He just can't figure it out. Suddenly it hits him. He has forgotten his shoes! Confident and happy, he runs to the bus. As the point of view pans out, giggly readers will realize he has forgotten something even more important than shoes. Good thing his sister's on the ball. George's morning routine is haphazard and silly, full of important duties such as racing a slinky down the stairs and finding four and a half things to fit into the hole where his tooth used to be. A clever way to usher kids to the bus with a smile. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews