Groundhog Day!

Gail Gibbons

Holiday House, 2007 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 32 pages

Every February 2nd, people all across the country turn their eye toward Pennsylvania, home to the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil. They wonder if he will see his shadow that day. This book offers information about Groundhog Day, its origins, and information about the animal at the center of this delightful event. Full color.

About the author

Gail Gibbons was born in 1944 in Oak Park, Illinois. She received a degree in graphic design from the University of Illinois. She got a job doing artwork for television shows in New York City. She was eventually offered a job creating art for a children's show, where some of the children asked her if she had ever considered doing a children's books. Her first book, Willy and His Wheel Wagon, was published in 1975. Since then she has written and illustrated more than 170 non-fiction books for children including Nature's Green Umbrella: Tropical Rain Forests.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Groundhog Day!
• Author: Gail Gibbons
• Illustrated by: Gail Gibbons
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Holiday House, 2007
• ISBN: 0823420035, 9780823420032
• Length: 32 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / General; Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Mammals; Juvenile Nonfiction / Holidays & Celebrations / General; Juvenile Nonfiction / Holidays & Celebrations / Other, Non-Religious; Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / General