Grumpy Monkey
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- Create Date：2021-11-12 08:54:29
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Suzanne Lang
- ISBN：0553537865
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Summary
A hilarious picture book about dealing with unexplained feelings…and the danger in suppressing them！
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 encourage him not to hunch， to smile， and to do things that make THEM happy。 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。 This picture book is an excellent case study in the dangers of putting on a happy face and demonstrates to kids that they are allowed to feel their feelings （though they should be careful of hurting others in the process！）。
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 encourage him not to hunch， to smile， and to do things that make THEM happy。 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。 This picture book is an excellent case study in the dangers of putting on a happy face and demonstrates to kids that they are allowed to feel their feelings （though they should be careful of hurting others in the process！）。
Reviews
Sara
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Sometimes it’s OK to be grumpy。 We all need to remember that。
Mark Robison
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While not intentional， I don't think， this has a good Buddhist message: Don't push away your grumpiness。 Be with it。 As Norman the gorilla says to Jim Panzee， "It's a wonderful day to be grumpy。" While not intentional， I don't think， this has a good Buddhist message: Don't push away your grumpiness。 Be with it。 As Norman the gorilla says to Jim Panzee， "It's a wonderful day to be grumpy。" 。。。more
Sara DeWitt
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So。 Cute。
Ryan
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Relatable AF。 5 stars lol
Julia
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great read！We love this book！ Such a great resource for learning about non-verbal communication！ Definitely recommend it to families with young kiddos！
Marie
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Amazing！ An instant favourite。 Hilarious and relatable。 A great message for everyone to remember that it is ok to have feelings， both positive and negative。
Catriona Lovett
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Great reading for my grandson， who also loved the illustrations。 I'm also giving a copy to a friend's child。 Great reading for my grandson， who also loved the illustrations。 I'm also giving a copy to a friend's child。 。。。more
Mindea
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Message: it's ok to be grumpy Message: it's ok to be grumpy 。。。more
Ollie
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Great message for kids that it's ok to be grumpy sometimes， cute illustration Great message for kids that it's ok to be grumpy sometimes， cute illustration 。。。more
Timothy
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Absolutely love - and the morale is sensational。。。。 Be who you need to be！
Kaylee Lowe
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The book was all about how it is okay to have a grumpy day every once awhile because that's life and people just need to accept that。 It was an okay read， nothing too special。 The book was all about how it is okay to have a grumpy day every once awhile because that's life and people just need to accept that。 It was an okay read， nothing too special。 。。。more
Gabrielle Stoller
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Again， why was it so hard to find books about handling grumpiness？！ I enjoyed part of Grumpy Monkey and the friends who were trying to make Jim be better。 That's the sign of good friends。 It's also okay to just own our feelings and live in them for a little bit。 I think kiddos need to know that。 Again， why was it so hard to find books about handling grumpiness？！ I enjoyed part of Grumpy Monkey and the friends who were trying to make Jim be better。 That's the sign of good friends。 It's also okay to just own our feelings and live in them for a little bit。 I think kiddos need to know that。 。。。more
Leslie
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Yep。 Don't let anyone tell you how you should be feeling。 Yep。 Don't let anyone tell you how you should be feeling。 。。。more
Lauri Meyers
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A chimpanzee wakes up on the wrong side of the tree。 The animals note his hunched posture， furrowed brow and frown。 He tries to change his body language but he doesn't feel better。 The animals suggest fun， happy activities that they enjoy， but Jim Panzee doesn't feel like doing those things。 Today is a good day to be grumpy he decides。 A chimpanzee wakes up on the wrong side of the tree。 The animals note his hunched posture， furrowed brow and frown。 He tries to change his body language but he doesn't feel better。 The animals suggest fun， happy activities that they enjoy， but Jim Panzee doesn't feel like doing those things。 Today is a good day to be grumpy he decides。 。。。more
Sarah
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AH， I love this。 Solid for older kids， probably 3-4 on up。
BrookeLynn
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The pictures are awesome and the jokes are funny， teaching emotional intelligence in a way that isn't sappy or boring。It became the nephew's favorite after the first reading and now 37 readings later， he and I both still enjoy it。 The pictures are awesome and the jokes are funny， teaching emotional intelligence in a way that isn't sappy or boring。It became the nephew's favorite after the first reading and now 37 readings later， he and I both still enjoy it。 。。。more
Liz
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I loved this book。 I wanted to hug this monkey and this book。 It's OK to be grumpy！ Great book for preschoolers （and caregivers） to learn that feeling and expressing different emotions is ok！ And that just sitting with someone who's upset is much better than trying to force them to be happy。 My 3。5yo son also enjoyed this book， especially the "angry monkey" I loved this book。 I wanted to hug this monkey and this book。 It's OK to be grumpy！ Great book for preschoolers （and caregivers） to learn that feeling and expressing different emotions is ok！ And that just sitting with someone who's upset is much better than trying to force them to be happy。 My 3。5yo son also enjoyed this book， especially the "angry monkey" 。。。more
Tim
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Jim Panzee （best monkey name ever？） wakes up grumpy one day。 His friend Norman recognizes this， and with the help of some other animals tries to cheer him up… but some days you're just grumpy and can't help it。I actually really enjoyed this one。 It's a book that tries to show children that sometimes they don't always feel cheerful and that's okay。 Those feelings can pass and one does not have to always try to act cheerful。 As someone who has fought with depression for most of his life， I also li Jim Panzee （best monkey name ever？） wakes up grumpy one day。 His friend Norman recognizes this， and with the help of some other animals tries to cheer him up… but some days you're just grumpy and can't help it。I actually really enjoyed this one。 It's a book that tries to show children that sometimes they don't always feel cheerful and that's okay。 Those feelings can pass and one does not have to always try to act cheerful。 As someone who has fought with depression for most of his life， I also like that it also tries to express that just because someone is sad and grumpy doesn't mean they don't care for their friends just as much as they care for him。 Overall this is a very charming children's book。 Funny and expressing some fairly complicated feelings in an easy to understand way。 The illustrations are also fantastic。 My daughter also loves how the different animals are presented （in particularly the snake who suggests a hug）。 All around a very charming little book。 4/5 stars。 。。。more
Mary
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Monkey on the cover is great， fills the whole space。 His friends point out the furrowed brow and downturned mouth as signs they think he's feeling badly。 Near the end another friend admits he's not feeling good and for awhile， that's okay。 Monkey on the cover is great， fills the whole space。 His friends point out the furrowed brow and downturned mouth as signs they think he's feeling badly。 Near the end another friend admits he's not feeling good and for awhile， that's okay。 。。。more
Cheriee Weichel
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I would have given this five stars just for the name Jim Panzee。 Honestly， after that I thought it could only go downhill。 I was wrong！ Jim wakes up in the morning on the wrong side of the bed。 He is grumpy。 No matter what any of his other animal friends say or do， and even if he doesn’t look like it， Jim is still grumpy。 Some days are like that。 We learn at the end， that it’s easier to be grumpy with someone by your side。
Waleah
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Loved this book😄Read it with my grandson who is 3 years old and often very Grumpy😂
Dede
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My grandson first saw this book at story time at the library。 He really enjoyed it。 We have read it over and over。 Really cute book。 I am going to have to actually buy this book。 Lol
Sheila
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Such a great read about coping and anger management！！ And the most important thing is， IT'S OKAY TO BE GRUMPY FOR A LITTLE WHILE！OH I LOVE THIS Such a great read about coping and anger management！！ And the most important thing is， IT'S OKAY TO BE GRUMPY FOR A LITTLE WHILE！OH I LOVE THIS 。。。more
Lindsay
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3。5
سیده فاطمه مطهری
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چقدر به عنوان یک بزرگسال این کتابو دوست داشتم :دی همه آدمها گاهی بداخلاقن، از دنده چپ بلند میشن، اصلا دوست دارن اونروز بداخلاق باشن، بذارید باشن، هی بهشون گیر ندید، بداخلاقترشون میکنیدهاآخ آخ، عجب کتاب خوبی بود。 خیلی دوسش داشتم
Vicky Hunt
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Adorable Monkey TaleJim Panzee's body language has His friends concerned that he is grumpy。 He's soon getting all kinds of advice on how he should look and what he should do to feel better。 But maybe Jim just needs a day to feel grumpy in peace。。。 and a grumpy friend to understand。 This is an adorably illustrated children's hardback picture books I found at Walmart。 It has a bit of phrase repetition， and easy sight words for good practice for primer level early readers。 But the full color illust Adorable Monkey TaleJim Panzee's body language has His friends concerned that he is grumpy。 He's soon getting all kinds of advice on how he should look and what he should do to feel better。 But maybe Jim just needs a day to feel grumpy in peace。。。 and a grumpy friend to understand。 This is an adorably illustrated children's hardback picture books I found at Walmart。 It has a bit of phrase repetition， and easy sight words for good practice for primer level early readers。 But the full color illustrations are 'readable' for even preschool and pre-speech toddlers。 。。。more
Gisele
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Très chouette！ Sur la positivité toxique。
PottWab Regional Library
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SM
Madison
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Fun book that teaches about grumpy feelings。 Love the message that feelings pass and pretending is not always effective。
Ocean
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It was a good book butI would have given the store 4 or 5 stars but the ebook was very hard to read missing spaces between words in almost every section and on every page。 A quality controll issue that shouldn't have been missed。 The story is good has a great lesson and is written in a fun way。 The illustrations are beautiful and the theme is easy to relate to。 Would definitely recommend my children enjoyed if。 It was a good book butI would have given the store 4 or 5 stars but the ebook was very hard to read missing spaces between words in almost every section and on every page。 A quality controll issue that shouldn't have been missed。 The story is good has a great lesson and is written in a fun way。 The illustrations are beautiful and the theme is easy to relate to。 Would definitely recommend my children enjoyed if。 。。。more
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