Grumpy Monkey

A hilarious and reassuring New York Times Number 1 bestseller about feeling your emotions - sometimes it's okay not to feel okay! 
 
Meet Jim Panzee. 
 
He's in a BAD mood. 
Nothing feels right! 
Nothing will do, and Jim just doesn't know why... 
 
His friends can't understand it - HOW can he be in a 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? 
 
This modern classic is the perfect reminder that 'grumpy monkey' days never last long.

Suzanne Lang (Author) 
Suzanne Lang produces, develops and writes for children's television. She is a producer for Nickelodeon international's animated-shorts program and previously worked for Cartoon Network. Suzanne loves animals (especially cats and monkeys) and chocolate (especially with praline filling.) 
 
Max Lang (Illustrator) 
Max Lang is an animation director, storyboard artist, character designer, and illustrator. He codirected the film adaptation of The Gruffalo, which was nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA, as well as the Oscar-nominated adaptation of Room on the Broom, which has won numerous awards, including an International Emmy, a BAFTA, and the Cristal for Best TV Production. Suzanne and Max live in England with their daughter and a trouble-prone cat.

Families Families Families

Mums and dads and grandparents and cousins and stepbrothers and aunts and great-grandchildren...this is a laugh-out-loud introduction to all sorts of different families!

Families can take many different shapes and forms and this engaging book looks at animal families in all their variety in a superb celebration of family life. It's an excellent way to introduce different sorts of families - animal and human - and to show that what counts, above all, is love. The wonderful illustrations are themsselves a celebration of difference, with plenty of different approaches taken to show animal families of all sorts. A great springboard for discussion.

Suzanne Lang (Author) Suzanne Lang produces, develops and writes for children's television. She is a producer for Nickelodeon international's animated-shorts program and previously worked for Cartoon Network. Suzanne loves animals (especially cats and monkeys) and chocolate (especially with praline filling.) Max Lang (Illustrator) Max Lang is an animation director, storyboard artist, character designer, and illustrator. He codirected the film adaptation of The Gruffalo, which was nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA, as well as the Oscar-nominated adaptation of Room on the Broom, which has won numerous awards, including an International Emmy, a BAFTA, and the Cristal for Best TV Production. Suzanne and Max live in England with their daughter and a trouble-prone cat.

If you love each other, then you’re a family . . . 
 
Do you have two dads? Or one step mum? Or what about the world’s biggest grandpa? 
 
Discover a whole host of silly animal families in this hilarious celebration of the love found in families big and small. 
 
Max Lang's award-winning art style and Suzanne Lang's hilarious rhymes will tickle the tail feathers of readers big, small and everything in between.

Grumpy Monkey Gross-Out

Suzanne Lang

Max Lang

Have you ever been a little anxious about going to a party? 
 
Jim Panzee doesn't feel like going to Porcupine's party. Parties mean dancing, and Jim really doesn't like dancing! But when his friends drag him along anyway, Jim decides it might be time to speak up! 
 
This hilarious sequel to Grumpy Monkey shows children that it's ok to dance to their own tune.

Max Lang

Books by Max Lang

Series by Max Lang

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