Schooltime Grumps
Written by Katrina Moore
Illustrated by Xindi Yan
Published by little bee books
Daisy’s grandpa, Yeh-Yeh, is visiting from China, just in time for her new school year. But when she starts school, she realizes that none of her friends are in her class this year! Too eager to make new friends, Daisy doesn’t pay attention when she takes her classmates’ turns, spills their snacks, and tumbles their towers. Making friends is hard when everyone at school is grumpy! Or are they?
With Yeh-Yeh’s encouragement, and a spark of compassion and creativity, Daisy has a new idea to make amends–and maybe even friends–with her new classmates. Readers will love this funny, heartwarming, and all-too-relatable story about understanding other’s grumbles and navigating and nurturing relationships at school and in our families.
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Primary ISBN: 9781499817744
Publication Date: June 2026
Available As: Hardcover, eBook
Picture Book, Age 04 or older
Community Represented: Chinese/Chinese American
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Education & Literacy, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 1st, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: Cantonese Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Setting: Unspecified (Western Country)
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 1st Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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