Curmudgeon definition: a bad-tempered, difficult, cranky- person; a grouch. Now, how do you budge an unbudgeable curmudgeon? A young girl must figure out how to get rid of the unbudgeable curmudgeon. She tries everything including fudge brownies! But he won’t budge, leaving her out of ideas until she decides to join him. This book explores feelings of grumpiness and what to do about it when you are dealing with a grumpy person or your own feelings of grumpiness. The illustrations are very well done, and help to show a sibling rivalry while normalizing grumpy feelings and coping mechanisms. This story also shows how this feeling may come and go. Having the child turn into a monster when crabby better allows the young reader to better understand their grumpy feelings. This story is great for the reader who may be feeling cranky or difficult and doesn’t always know why.
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A great resource to get teaching guides for different ages for this book and topic! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:unbudgeable%20curmudgeon
Reviews! https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/40640806-the-unbudgeable-curmudgeon
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