The Pain and the Great One

Name: The Pain and the Great One
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Judy Blume
ISBN: 9780593415917

Author: Judy Blume

Series: Pain and the Great One Series

Narrator: Kathleen McInerney

Unabridged: 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 09/14/2021

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Humor

Synopsis

Judy Blume's quintessential tale of sibling rivalry is as funny as ever

When an eight-year-old girl and her six-year-old brother take turns describing each other, it's no surprise that "The Pain" and "The Great One" are the nicknames that emerge. As this duo debates whom Mom and Dad love most, their competition becomes increasingly humorous--because when it comes to family affection, there's no such thing as win or lose.

About The Author

Judy Blume spent her childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey, making up stories inside her head. She has spent her adult years in many places doing the same thing, only now she writes her stories down on paper. Adults as well as children will recognize such Blume titles as Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret; Blubber; Just as Long as We're Together; and the five book series about the irrepressible Fudge. She has also written four novels for adults, In the Unlikely Event, Summer Sisters, Smart Women, and Wifey, all of them New York Times bestsellers. More than 80 million copies of her books have been sold, and her work has been translated into thirty-one languages. She receives thousands of letters a year from readers of all ages who share their feelings and concerns with her.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Calista on June 07, 2018

I hear this book everyday in my house right now. One child thinks the other child has it better and the other child thinks they have the short stick. This is so well done. There are two parts to this story. First part is about the little brother from the big sisters POV. He gets everything, life is s......more

Goodreads review by Licha on June 18, 2016

Somehow this is one of the Judy Blume books that escaped me growing up. I suppose because once she became my favorite author, I was more interested in the "older girl" books than I would have been in some kiddie book. This book was actually very cute. It is a story of sibling rivalry told from both p......more

Goodreads review by Muse on March 19, 2012

I like that this book had perspective from both point of views. I did not, however like the parenting mentioned throughout the book. Clearly the parents have NOT read "Siblings Without Rivalry" by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish. Anyone who has more than one child, should definitely read this book. The......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on November 17, 2022

Part of the Judy Blume Read Through! Probably my least favorite so far. There's no substance here. Duo-Perspectives of a young brother and sister and how each thinks the other has it better... but the ending just has an illustration of the family hugging while the text gives no true solution. There i......more

Goodreads review by Connie on July 04, 2008

One of the great gifts of Judy Blume is that she doesn't lie to kids. Her books are refreshingly - and sometimes painfully - honest. As a kid, I sure appreciated it. Too many books lie, because they think children can't hear the truth. They ignore the fact that children already *know* the truth many......more