The Pain and the Great One
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| Author | Judy Blume |
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| Illustrator | Irene Trivas |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Children's book |
| Publication date | 1974 |
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The Pain and the Great One is a children's picture book published in 1974, written by Judy Blume and illustrated by Irene Trivas. This is the only picture book written by Blume, though many of her other novels, notably The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, have interior illustrations. The book follows the sibling rivalry between a sister and her younger brother. The book is divided into two parts, one told from the viewpoint of each sibling; each one ends with the sibling complaining, "Mom says The Pain/The Great One is what she always wanted. Yuck! I think they love him/her more than me!" The girl refers to herself as the Great One, while calling her brother the Pain. It is a humorous look at the mixture of emotions shared by young siblings.
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Judy Blume's own children often refer to themselves as the Pain and the Great One, sometimes humorously, sometimes not.
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