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Grumpy Monkey Board Book by Suzanne Lang

Grumpy Monkey Board Book

Board Book – Picture Book, October 15, 2019

Suzanne Lang

Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · October 15, 2019

The hilarious #1 New York Times bestselling classic about a chimpanzee in a very bad mood—is perfect for young children learning how to deal with confusing feelings.

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Who it’s for
A funny, gentle story makes space for confusing feelings—and the occasional bad mood.
Themes
Emotional literacy, Accepting difficult feelings
Genres
Big Feelings, Monkeys & Apes, Funny Stories

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About this book

The hilarious #1 New York Times bestselling classic about a chimpanzee in a very bad mood—is perfect for young children learning how to deal with confusing feelings. This board book version with sturdy pages is just right for the littlest readers to play with again and again! 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?

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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.

Room for Grumps

A funny, gentle story makes space for confusing feelings—and the occasional bad mood.

Come here for

  • A chimp’s bad mood, even on a beautiful day
  • Humor alongside a reassuring lesson in emotional literacy

Expect

  • Friends offer ways to cheer Jim up
  • A reminder that sometimes you just need to feel grumpy

Where it sits

Funny Stories89%
Monkeys & Apes73%
Big Feelings71%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Monkeys & Apes
  • Funny Stories
  • Big Feelings
Authors
Suzanne Lang
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
October 15, 2019
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Emotional literacy · Accepting difficult feelings
Reading lane
Monkeys & Apes