Grumpy Monkey Book Review. Grumpy monkey isolates in the jungle. This book does not model what to do when you’re grumpy or what to do if you blow up at other people.
Grumpy monkey is a great picture book on dealing with unexplained feelings and the danger of suppressing them… Grumpy monkey is still grumpy but will probably feel better soon. Jim, the chimpanzee, is in a terrible mood for no good reason.
The illustrations by max lang really bring this book to life, injecting hilarity to this very important lesson.
So, i can’t really say this is an unbiased review. Written by suzanne lang, grumpy monkey is a new york times bestselling picture book. Max lang’s bright watercolors of animals doing their thing are winning accompaniments to the narrative’s welcome message that it’s ok to be down sometimes. —school library journal the hilarious #1 new york times bestselling picture book about dealing with unexplained feelings.and the danger in suppressing them. In the song, smith meets a donkey on the road.