Grumpy Monkey
Description
The hilarious #1 New York Times bestselling picture book about a chimpanzee in a very bad mood--perfect for young children learning how to deal with confusing feelings.
Jim the chimpanzee is in a terrible mood for no good reason. His friends can't understand it--how can he be in a bad mood when it's SUCH a beautiful day? They have lots of suggestions for how to make him feel better. But Jim can't take all the advice...and has a BIT of a meltdown. Could it be that he just needs a day to feel grumpy?
Suzanne and Max Lang bring hilarity and levity to this very important lesson on emotional literacy, demonstrating to kids that they are allowed to feel their feelings.
Grumpy Monkey is the first title in a series of books targeted at different ages that encourage kids to feel their feelings.
Praise for Grumpy Monkey
Max Lang’s bright watercolors of animals doing their thing are winning accompaniments to the narrative’s welcome's welcome message that it's OK to be down sometimes.
-School Library Journal
Oscar-nominated animator Max Lang's cartoony illustrations lighten the mood without making light of Jim's mood; Jim has comically long arms, and his facial expressions are quite funny.
-Kirkus
A monkey learns to ride out a wave of emotion in this reassuring picture book about feelings from the creators of Families, Families, Families!
-Publisher Weekly