A Growling Place is a picture book written and illustrated by American children's writer Thomas Aquinas Maguire, published on August 28, 2007, by Simply Read Books in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The book follows a young girl named Ari and is told primarily with long horizontal images and few words.

The minimal, alliterative storyline is nicely presented with font and colour changes, but it serves primarily as a vehicle for the wonderful dark line drawings that evoke Sendak.

However, Howett questioned the book's target audience, noting that although it "is marketed as a bed-time book for young children, it lacks narrative force, and the text is perhaps too abstract for this age group".

They further mention, "Although this imaginary journey shows Aril facing her fears of loss and ‘bear terrors,’ the ending does not resolve the conflict in a truly satisfying manner.