SOLVED. Childrens Picture Book. Grumpy animal, friends try to help cheer him. "...but the grump got worse." appears on most pages. His birthday? Zoo animal? Read around 2014 in UK.

[Michelle]

Looking for book my kids used to get out of the childrens library UK in around 2014ish. An animal is grumpy. All the friends try to help him but he remains grumpy. The repeated line 'but the grump got worse' is on moat pages as they try to cheer him.

Hope i have done this right the instructions fornthe grouo wont load.

[Michelle]

Still unable to find this. am gutted.

[Capn]

Hi Michelle,
You already checked the library loan records, right?
How about the art style? Any specific animals? What happens in the end?

NB for other searchers: "but the grump got worse", "grump got worse" is coming up empty on OpenLibrary text search

[Michelle]

yes I sent a message to the library asking if they can check mine and both my sons borrowing history but had nothing back yet. we can't remember the animal we think it was a zoo animal amd it could have been his birthday and they were trying to cheer him up. this may not be right though as it was 10yrs ago.

[Capn]

Alright, some pot-shots to rule out:

Gruff the Grump

& same author for
Big Bad Owl


The Grump


The Heffalump Grump


Grumpy Gertie

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

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[Kris]

Michelle, is this a picture book (roughly 32-48 pages) or a children's chapter book?

Are the illustrations: realistic or cartoon-like, simple or detailed, bright or dark colors? Do they remind you of a similar children's illustrator/ author?

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[Michelle]

hi. I don't know how to close this out but it's the heffalump grump! thank you so much for helping me find this. I am so grateful.

[Kris]

Great! Glad you found your book, Michelle. Thanks for the update.

[Capn]

Michelle wrote: "hi. I don't know how to close this out but it's the heffalump grump! thank you so much for helping me find this. I am so grateful."

Oh great! :D Glad to have helped! Thanks for looking through all the suggestions!