Cranky Right Now - by Julie Berry (Hardcover)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Sometimes we're all cranky, and that's okay! Cranky Right Now shows kids how to deal with those cranky days.

Cranky Right Now brings a much-needed message to kids: sometimes we're all cranky. Maybe we're tired, we're hungry, or we're just feeling grumpy. Dealing with emotions can be hard. Cranky Right Now is a fun and funny ride through the ups and downs of being cranky, helping kids process difficult feelings, frustrating relationships, and things that just make them mad.

Award-winning author Julie Berry talks about reasons kids can feel cranky and how to recognize those feelings and acknowledge them. She then gives simple practices for moving through crankiness. She shows that it's okay to be in a bad mood sometimes--just not to take it out on others--and that cranky days will eventually give way to happy ones.

A companion volume to Happy Right Now, with Holly Hatam's bright and playful illustrations, Cranky Right Now helps you embrace, understand, and move through cranky in a whole new way.

Review Quotes

"Readers will savor...Berry's charming text [and] Hatam boosts the gentle comedy with mixed media, cartoon-style illustrations." --Publishers Weekly

"True to life..." -Kirkus

About the Author

Julie Berry
Julie Berry has written many books for children, including The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place and The Emperor's Ostrich. Her novel Lovely War was a New York Times bestseller, and The Passion of Dolssa was a Printz Honor book. Julie is happiest when her family piles onto the couch to watch classic movies together, her piano playing doesn't sound too terrible, and she manages to get to yoga class. She lives in Southern California. Learn more at julieberrybooks.com.

Holly Hatam
Holly Hatam is a prolific children's book author and illustrator, and brings her positive energy and many of her own personal practices to this deck. She is a picture book maker, greeting card designer, textile engineer, and the illustrator of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dear Girl and Dear Boy. Her many other books include Unicorns Are Real, Hair Twins, and Happy Right Now. Holly lives with her husband and son in Whitby, Ontario. Visit her at hollyhatam.com and @hollyhatamillustration.