Suzanne Lang

When Jim Panzee runs through the jungle laughing and shouting with glee, the other animals are very concerned. This just isn't the grumpy Jim they know. Soon Norman diagnoses Jim with a bad case of spring fever and tells Jim that he needs to find a cure. The other jungle animals offer suggestions: Take a calming breath! Sniff lavender! Take a nap! Try a time-out! Jim tries everything to get his grump back, but when nothing works, it becomes contagious...

"On the spookiest night of the year, Jim Panzee and his jungle friends brave the dark to collect treats. Not only does the jungle look different at night, it sounds different. What's that knock-knock-knock and that HAHA HAHA HAHA? And the smell? PEE-YEW!"Don't be scared," they tell Jim. But then two glowing eyes flash overhead, and looking for treats is almost abandoned"--

''Jim Panzee gives the same answer whenever he is offered something unfamiliar to eat--YUCK! He gives that same answer when he's encouraged to ''just try it.'' But when picky eater Jim is offered a snack that promises to be sweet and tasty, he just might give in--and discover that he likes it! Here's a story for all those toddlers whose all-purpose response to any new food is ''Yuck. Suzanne and Max Lang, experts in all things Grumpy Monkey, present...

"A host of animals portrays all kinds of non-traditional families"--

The jungle animals try to share their excitement over Christmas with Jim Panzee, but he feels too grumpy to appreciate their efforts.

She'll do anything to find her brother, even torture a man for answers-but can she handle it when he decides to return the favor? Steph's brother has gone missing and she's found a guy who might have answers, but he's not coughing up the goods. A little torture will loosen Gavin's tongue. But when pain doesn't work, she relies on seduction to get him to talk. Except her plan to tease him into giving her answers backfires, and when Gavin gets loose,...

A celebration of the universal feeling of grumpiness invites the youngest Grumpy Monkey fans to join Jim Panzee as a growing number of objects, from a banana and a ball to crayons and a kite, fail to cure his grumpiness.

Jim feiert Weihnachten! Weihnachten ist die schönste Zeit im Jahr, auch im Dschungel! Alle Tiere freuen sich riesig auf das Fest... nur Jim nicht. Egal was seine Freund*innen auch vorschlagen—Weihnachtslieder singen, festlich schmücken, Geschenke verpacken oder Weihnachtssüßigkeiten naschen—Jim ist einfach nicht nach Feiern zumute. Ob Nick ihm helfen kann, den Zauber von Weihnachten doch noch zu entdecken? Das ideale Geschenk für jeden Weihnachtsmuffel Ein...

"Jim Panzee is very grumpy about Valentine's Day until his buddy Norman shows him that the holiday is for everyone"--