Age range 1+ Grumpy Tortoise discovers that, when you're feeling cranky, the simplest things can brighten your day. Explore other 'first time feelings' with Grumpy Tortoise and friends...

Chili is the most well-traveled tortoise in history, is loved and provided for by the people he lives with, and is respected and liked by the other tortoises that he lives with... sounds great, but he just can't find a way to be happy, just can't shake his grumpiness.

Funny monkey Jim Panzee, star of the #1 New York Times bestselling series, is reluctant to join the race in the jungle until banana after banana falls from above. Jim Panzee ‘s plans for a quiet morning nap are interrupted by Tortoise’s plea to join him in the jungle race. This makes Grumpy Monkey even grumpier but he reluctantly agrees. Then one of the runners bumps into a tree and bananas come raining down! The race to the finish is over as everyone, including Grumpy Monkey, races to get the biggest share of bananas. Easy-to-read words and colorful illustrations will hook young readers on the lifelong habit of reading. Step 2 readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. They are perfect for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.

Every year Tortoise sleeps through winter. He assumes he isn't missing much. However, his friends are determined to prove otherwise! Will Tortoise sleep through another winter, or will his friends convince him to stay awake and experience the frosty fun of winter? Best-selling author Katy Hudson's charming picture book will have everyone excited for winter.

Stylish board books featuring a fearful feline learning to be brave, a shy chameleon in search of its true self, and more.These are hilarious inspirational tales for toddlers focusing on everyday emotions.Stylish board books featuring a fearful feline learning to be brave, a shy chameleon in search of its true self, and more.These are hilarious inspirational tales for toddlers focusing on everyday emotions.

When Duck’s grumpiness becomes contagious, what can possibly turn it around? Duck is in a very grumpy mood. The pond is dry, and she doesn’t want to roll in the mud with Pig, sing with Rooster, doze with Tortoise, eat laundry with Goat, or join any of the other animals in their pastimes. To make matters worse, the gray cloud that’s following Duck is growing bigger by the minute, and now her friends are feeling gloomy as well. What will it take to cheer them all up? Two prolific picture-book creators look to the skies for a humorous tale of not-fair-weather friendship.

Two sworn enemies learn that they have more in common than meets the eye, and it’s never too late to make a new friend—even if it takes decades! Ever since they were little hatchlings, Turtle and Tortoise decided that they’d forever be separated due to their different shells. As years and years go by, the two reptiles stay on opposites side of the pen and embark on their own adventures, while holding an everlasting grudge. Until one day, Turtle and Tortoise get into a bit of pickle and need each other’s help! This hilarious and heartwarming picture book from Merry Un-Christmas author Mike Reiss and The Most Magnificent Thing creator Ashley Spires is perfect for fans of unlikely pairs such as Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel, Duck and Bear from Jory John’s Goodnight Already!, and Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman. Turtle has a smooth shell. Tortoise has a rough shell. Goodness gracious! How can they possibly be friends?!

Meet one Grumpy Goat. He's cranky, he's hungry, and he's never had a friend. He is making a terrible mess at Sunny Acres Farm, and the other animals just stay away. He knocks over the pigs' trough, kicks down the garden fence, and eats everything in his path. Until one special flower stops him in his tracks. And once Goat opens his eyes, his heart is soon to follow. See how stopping to smell the flowers really can change everything.

Gain a greater assurance of God's love. Read a book that will change your life forever. God made you and will be taking care of you for always. There is no reason to be afraid of dying.This book instantly changes religious beliefs. Know God, the real God, regardless of your religious background. We're proving how many Bible verses are make-believe. The God of the Bible is a smokescreen, a complete decoy. God is not angry with you. Stop believing in the Bible's scare factors, like hell and the end of the world. Believing a certain way is not a matter of eternal life and death. Stop wondering or worrying about divorce or unmarried sex. You are free to seek happiness and relate to people as you wish. God loves you and would never harm you or anyone else. You were created as God initially intended. This book is proven and supported by many facts and common sense. Everyone is going to heaven. You will see all your loved ones who passed away again. You will live forever. Everyone wants to know what the secret of the universe and the true religion is, and this is it. You can help spread, The Truth Is Better Support Movement, which is divinely guided and the will of God. See the divine revelations on pages 9, 10, and 11. Two thousand years ago, God felt it was imperative to initiate and implement some form of moral directive. The Bible's stories and teachings were designed to create a certain ideal mind-set in its followers, but its method was to draw upon much fiction in order to do so. So the Bible was not designed just to tell us all that was true, but what it wanted us to believe was true.

Two little mice cousins liked nothing better than an exciting adventure. Grandad loved having his two little grandsons visit and today was a very special day, It was Grandad's birthday. But where was Grandad? The two little mice head out on a mission to find him. Grandad needs their help will the two little mice get to him in time ?