Grumpy Monkey
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4.2 • 20 Ratings
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher 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.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A monkey learns to ride out a wave of emotion in this reassuring picture book about feelings from the creators of Families, Families, Families! After Jim Panzee wakes up on the wrong side of the tree, nothing seems right: "The sun was too bright, the sky was too blue, and the bananas were too sweet." His neighbor Norman suggests that he may just be grumpy, though Jim insists that's not the problem. On a walk through the jungle, everyone he meets offers advice for changing his mood: " You should sing with us!'/... You should lie in the grass!'/... You should take a bath!'" When he's had his fill of cheery recommendations, he storms off. It's not until he re-encounters Norman, who's now nursing an injury, that Jim realizes they will both "probably feel better soon enough," and that he just needs to be grumpy for a while. Lang nimbly creates an animal cast with expressive cartoonish eyes and exaggerated facial expressions, which make their antics in the playful text all the more humorous. Ages 4 8.
Customer Reviews
My Class in School loved it
👩🏫😍🥰😘
My girls (6,7) enjoyed it
It’s just not a very good book for digital copy. My guess is that it would be more enjoyable as a hard cover book. We like the premise of it though.