...Ellis weaves messages of understanding, compassion and patience into a tale that children can relate to.
 Ellis takes an ordinary, rather mundane issue and skillfully transmogrifies it into an invaluable life lesson. 
 
Will anything get a mother yelling about time outs and withholding favors faster than a toy-strewn house? In That Mama is a Grouch, an intelligent and very wise narrator reminds us in charming rhyme that mothers are human, most often loving, and that certain situations will guarantee driving them to their breaking point. When nerves are tested, pick up this book and start reading!