mood (psychology)

Three stories follow Cranky Chicken and Speedy the worm as they learn about listening, helping friends, and discovering new things.

Grumpy Jim Panzee decides that it is time for a new Jim, so he enlists his friends to help him get mad so he can stomp all his grumps out, and become a new Jim for the new year.

"Pete the Cat wakes up feeling grumpy--nothing seems to be going his way. But with the help of some magic sunglasses, Pete learns that a good mood has been inside him all along"--Amazon.

"Malia is enjoying a summer day in her backyard when she glances at the sky--and it looks very strange. A forest fire is sweeping into the area where she lives, and Malia soon learns that she and her family will have to evacuate their home. As they quickly get ready to leave, Malia's mother tells her to pack only what's important. At first, Malia struggles to decide what to take with her. She wants everything--and the 'to bring' pile in her room grows and grows. But as the urgency and chaos swirl around her, Malia is able to come to an understanding of what is truly important and knows exactly what to bring with her"--Provided by publisher.

When Penguin is having a grumpy day that he just cannot shake, the only thing left to do is wash the day away in the bath and start over.

Finn is in a bad mood, so his grandfather takes him on a walk in the forest, and tells him about all the things that are beneath the surface of plants and animals--and even people.

It's time for Jim Panzee's weekly Wednesday walk, and before he knows it, Jim has been joined by what feels like every animal in the jungle. It's all just too much. Jim grabs his stress orange to calm his nerves ... but when he squeezes a bit too hard, the stress orange goes to squish. So, Jim and his not-so-helpful friends must cross the jungle to get another stress orange before he goes berserk. In graphic novel format.

"Chocolate bunnies? Meh. Easter baskets? No way. Grumpy Cat is not excited about Easter"--Amazon.

Daisy, a young Chinese American girl, is excited to be celebrating the Lunar New Year with her Yeh-Yeh in China, but at first she is too grumpy from lack of sleep to enjoy the activities he has planned. Includes recipes for fried Jiao Zi (dumplings) and Eight Treasure Rice. Includes recipes.

Grumpy Jim Panzee decides that it is time for a new Jim, so he enlists his friends to help him get mad so he can stomp all his grumps out, and become a new Jim for the new year.