Mike Twohy

Wake Up, Rupert! Mike Twohy

Marc Notes: A Paula Wiseman Book.; Rupert the rooster is tired from rising early to wake everyone on the farm up. Will his friend Sherman the sheep be able to do the job?--; Provided by publisher.; Ages 4-8. Publisher Marketing: A rooster who just wants to sleep in gets a little help from a friend in this laugh-out-loud picture book from New Yorker artist Mike Twohy. Rupert the rooster knows that every morning when the sun comes up he must cock-a-doodle-do no matter what. But Rupert is terrible at waking up And even worse, he can never, ever sleep in. Life just isn t fair. When his friend Sherman the Sheep volunteers for the job, everything is perfect. Or is it? Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/11/2013 (EAN 9781442459984, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2013 (EAN 9781442459984, Hardcover) Booklist 02/01/2014 pg. 71 (EAN 9781442459984, Hardcover) School Library Journal 03/01/2014 pg. 128 (EAN 9781442459984, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 47 (EAN 9781442459984, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Twohy, Mike Mike Twohy has been drawing cartoons as far back as he can remember. The author and illustrator of "Poindexter Makes a Friend", "Outfoxed", and Wake Up, Rupert!", he received his MFA in painting in 1973 from the University of California, Berkeley. In 1980 his first drawing was published in "The New Yorker", which has published his cartoons regularly ever since. In a starred review, "School Library Journal "praised his first book, "Pointdexter Makes a Friend", as a "reassuring story [that] will envelop youngers like a warm, cozy blanket."" "He lives with his wife, cat, and Newfoundland in Berkeley, California.