Jim Panzee wakes up in a bad mood one beautiful day, but he keeps denying he is grumpy even as his friends give advice for feeling better.

As an old man grumbles his way through a rainy morning, spreading gloom, his neighbor, a young child, spreads cheer while hopping through puddles in frog-themed rainwear.

"For most of her life, Lauren Martin thought that she was the only one who experienced insecurity, inferiority, and self doubt that could detail her entire day. But after a chance encounter with a (beautiful, successful) stranger who revealed that she felt it, too, Lauren realized that she wasn't alone in mood swings. She set out to better understand the hold that her moods had on her, and began to blog about the wisdom she uncovered. Quickly, it...

As women, we learn from an early age that our moods are a problem. To succeed in life, we are told, we must have it all under control: we have to tamp down our inherent shifts in favor of a more static way of being. But our bodies are wiser than we imagine. Moods are not an annoyance to be stuffed away, they are a finely-tuned feedback system that can tell us how best to manage our lives. Our changing moods let us know when our bodies are primed to...

Everyone knows that unicorns are perfect, and Kevin is definitely a unicorn. So how is it possible that Kevin is having anything less than a perfect day? This hilarious story about a day that goes from bad to worse is a helpful reminder that perfection is overrated.

Amelia Bedelia suggests that her Mom, who is feeling blue, go on a play date while Amelia Bedelia is doing the same, and then enlists her friends to help make chalk drawings on the house, sidewalk, and more to brighten Mom's day with her favorite things.

"The Grouchy Ladybug feels less grouchy once her friends show her how nice love can be"--

Jim Pancé tiene un ataque de gruñonitis y sus amigos no lo entienden: ¿cómo puede estar enfurruñado si hace TAAAAAN buen día? Las cebras lo invitan a dar vueltas con ellas, los pájaros a cantar y los monos a columpiarse, pero Jim no puede seguir tantos consejos... y se pone más gruñón. ¿No será que, de vez en cuando, todos necesitamos ser un poco gruñones?

"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"--

"Gus the dog doesn't like Christmas. He doesn't like carols, or cake, or Christmas jumpers. And he certainly doesn't like mistletoe. To Gus, a tree is only good for one thing, and it's not for hanging baubles on. But can everyone's favorite grump learn to love the season of goodwill?"--Provided by publisher.