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Schooltime Grumps (A Grandpa Grumps Funny Social Emotional Learning Picture Book for Kids)

Grumps Series

By Katrina Moore, Illustrated by Xindi Yan

$19.99 US / $26.99 CAN

Daisy and Yeh-Yeh return in this schooltime story about being eager to make new friends and making up with them if things go wrong.

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. Don’t miss Grandpa Grumps and Grumpy New Year in this series as well!

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Book Details

ISBN9781499817744
Page Count40
FormatHardcover
SubformatPicture Book
Trim size11 x 8.5
Age range4-8
Publication date06/30/26
Publication seasonSummer 2026

Author/Illustrator Bio

  • Katrina Moore writes and teaches in a part of New Jersey just outside Philadelphia. Earning an MA in elementary education, she's also taught in Maryland, Massachusetts, and New York. Her mission is to create books that children will hug for ages, like her debut picture book, One Hug. When not teaching elementary schoolkids or writing, she's cooking without a recipe, painting outside the lines, or snuggling up with her two kids, husband, Pomapoo pup, and of course, a cozy book. Visit her at katrinamoorebooks.com.
  • Xindi Yan left behind a small city in China, traveling thousands of miles to New York to realize her dream of being a published artist. She received her BFA in illustration from Pratt Institute and has since worked as an illustrator for the gaming industry and for children's books, some of which include Sylvia Rose and the Cherry Tree by Sandy Shapiro Hurt, The Itty-Bitty Witch by Trisha Speed Shaskan, and the Craftily Ever After series by Martha Maker. She currently lives in Brooklyn with her husband and dreams about having a puppy in the near future. See more of her work at xindiyanart.com.

Product Description

Daisy and Yeh-Yeh return in this schooltime story about being eager to make new friends and making up with them if things go wrong.

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. Don’t miss Grandpa Grumps and Grumpy New Year in this series as well!