Elephant wakes up in a grumpy mood, but a present on his doorstep -- a hat -- cheers him. He sets out to greet his neighbors who all, it seems, need hats of their own.

"Billy is a grumpy boy who's not like the other kids. His mother takes him and his sister, Sara, to the animal shelter one Saturday in hope of cheering him up. But the pets he sees are too happy for his taste. Then he finds the grumpy pets..."--

When Judy meets Amy she finds they are so alike they are practically clones. Will Amy Same-Samey turn out to be Judy's new best friend? Will Judy remember her old best friends?

Rhythmic text exposes a bad mood on the prowl, and advises the reader not to hide, but to let those feelings be.

Celebrates different kinds of cats and their many moods.

Maya doesn't know why she's grumpy. She's just in a cranky, grumpy, grouchy mood. Luckily, Gramma isn't ruffled by Maya's mood. She reminds Maya of all the fun things she might miss out on because of her grumpiness. Will Gramma's silly suggestions coax Maya out of her miserable mood?

When a kookaburra named Matilda feels down, Fiona and the other zoo animals dress up to cheer her up.

Goat is the grumpiest animal at Sunny Acres farm until he remembers that there is more to life than eating and being alone.

"When a little boy paints his nails with his mom's nail polish, he finds colors to express his every mood and feeling."--Page 4 of cover

Family members try various ways to cheer up their grouchy bulldog.