We all have our gloomy days, and today our protagonist is grumpy and she’d like you to be grumpy buddies in solidarity—so, DON’T YOU DARE LAUGH! No matter what you do, she’s going to stay grumpy. You can try to turn her frown upside down (literally!), or swirl and twirl the grumpiness away. You can try to tickle her, but you won’t succeed.  Laughter is contagious, so just DON’T DO IT!
 
Traci’s colorful, vibrant artwork captures the protagonist’s absolutely beastly mood as the reader tries a series of tricks to get her to laugh.  The perfect book for kids who are reluctant to change their moods and minds. Though DON’T YOU DARE LAUGH stands alone, we feel it would make a great series—with DON’T YOU DARE YAWN (you know yawns are contagious!) as a natural next project. 
A grumpy girl, looking quite beastly with sharp teeth and a scowl, stands, hands on hips,  in her room with lightning zigzagging out the window,. The book title Don't You Dare Laugh fills the top left corner in hand created type, with by Traci Van Wagoner, beneath. On the floor is a  sign she created "only grumps allowed", and a cat stands by her side with a bunch of stuffies in the background.
Spot art on the left of a girl with her arms and legs outstretched, touching the borders of the page to keep from being thrown around since she dared readers to twirl her around. Words  in a cirle around her read Awww! Go ahead, spin me around, and around.... Cat snuggles close. Right: Girl face down on rug with birds and stars twirling above her head and the cat is pawing at one of the blue birds. In a dark teal splat behind her is the text in white., Ergh! What happened to being grumpy buddies?
Children's book art from a high point of view looking down at a girl looking back up while sitting on her unmade bed with a purple quilt and yellow/white striped sheet. She's trying not to smile or laugh. Her cat lays on a pink swirly chair to the left of hte bed, and a blue teddy bear sits on a pillow behind her.
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