An artful mixture of fantasy and reality, humor and heart, Maya Was
Grumpy celebrates the power of imagination and humor to improve moods.
Maya wakes up on the wrong side of the bed, tangled in her blanket, and
in a crispy, cranky, grumpy, grouchy mood. She doesn't want to color or
wear her favorite shorts or go outside to play. What's worse, she's
determined to share her grumpiness with everyone as she glumps, clumps,
and thumps around the house. But when Maya growls at her grandmother,
she graciously takes Maya's mood in stride, and even has a solution:
Gramma suggests a series of unusual activities that Maya will probably
not want to do since she's feeling grumpy--and then dismisses her own
silly suggestions before Maya can reject them. Children will find it
hard to keep from smiling as they watch Maya's grouchiness dissolve into
glee at Gramma's giggle-inducing ideas, while adults will find Gramma's
clever tactic a useful strategy to add to their repertoire when kids are
grumpy.