About the Author

K.L. Going is the author of many critically acclaimed novels, including The Liberation of Gabriel King and the Printz Honor-winning Fat Kid Rules the World, as well as the picture books Bumpety, Dunkety, Thumpety-Thump!, illustrated by Simone Shin; Can't Stop Kissing That Baby, illustrated by Fiona Lee; and The Shape of the World, illustrated by Lauren Stringer. She lives with her family in Glen Spey, New York. Visit her at KLGoing.com.

Simone Shin is an award-winning illustrator and a graduate of Boston University and the Art Center College of Design. She began working as a freelancer illustrating for magazines and newspapers, and teaching children in the arts, eventually venturing into children's book illustration. Her inspiration comes from her highly active young son, as well as her strong interests in music, nature, and family history. In her spare time, she likes to create things with fabric and cardboard for fun--game boards, telephones, record players, violins, dollhouses, just about anything she can think of! After residing for many years in the Los Angeles area, Simone currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Reviews

Clunkety-clunk! Bumpety bump! This onomatopoeic treasure begs to be read aloud. Short, intuitive rhymes move readers along as two young siblings (big sister and little brother) have a simply wonderful day. Riding in a wagon, picking blueberries, helping Mom make a pie, dinner, dishes, a bath, and then snuggling down for good-night stories--what could be better? Page-filling mixed-media illustrations align perfectly with the spare text, creating warm, loving backgrounds. The happy expressions on the characters' faces are equally comforting, including some close-ups that even kids in the back row will be able to see. While the title refrain ("bumpety, dunkety, thumpety, thump!") is repeated throughout the book, there are additional lovely surprises along the way: "Bottoms in chairs slide slumpety-slump"; "Snuggle in the blankie in a lumpety-lump." An obvious choice for storytimes or units on rhymes, this will also be great for introducing beginning writers to the wonders of words--especially those that don't appear on standard vocabulary lists.--Booklist "August 2017"