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.
- #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: Jim and Norman are on the New York Times picture book bestseller list!
- BOARD BOOK FORMAT: Now in a sturdy board book format perfect for tiny grumpy kiddos
- EMOTIONAL LITERACY is a crucial area of development for kids!
- ENCOURAGES SELF-EXPRESSION: lets kids know that it's okay to feel things and teaches them how to ride out those feelings without hurting others!
- BYSTANDER ADVICE: Demonstrates the consequences that can follow from encouraging someone to "put on a happy face!"
- HILARIOUS ART AND TEXT: the Langs have a real gift for humor, and it's demonstrated here in spades!
Ages 0 to 3
32 pages
FULL COLOR
7.5 in H | 7.5 in W | 0.8 in T | 0.9 lb Wt
