Grumpy New Year

By Katrina Moore, Xindi Yan (Illustrator)

Part of the Grumps series

Can Daisy overcome her grumpiness to enjoy Lunar New Year with her grandparent?

3.8/5 Goodreads · 234 ratings

40 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Daisy travels to China, eager to celebrate Lunar New Year with her beloved Yeh-Yeh. Despite her excitement, sleepless nights leave her grumpy and unable to enjoy the festivities. Yeh-Yeh tries everything to lift her spirits, from kite flying to making jiao zi. As the holiday countdown continues, Daisy wonders if she can find joy and have one perfect day before returning home. Will she overcome her exhaustion and embrace the celebration?

From the publisher

This funny and heartwarming follow-up to Grandpa Grumps celebrates Lunar New Year and the love of a doting grandparent. “A superb celebration of the Lunar New Year.” –School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW “Moore structures her story as a 10-day countdown, and Daisy’s big, conflicting feelings are entirely relatable. The holiday preparations and celebrations come to life in Yan’s illustrations, which integrate humor and cultural details. Appended recipes truly make this a treat.” –Booklist “You should sleep on the long flight,” said Mama. Daisy should have slept-but she didn’t. She was too excited to see Yeh-Yeh! Daisy is traveling to China, and she’s excited to see her Yeh-Yeh again! She has big plans for all the fun they’ll have together in preparation for Lunar New Year, like flying kites and making jiao zi. But when she arrives, she has trouble sleeping and is less jolly than she hoped. Throughout the week, Yeh-Yeh tries all sorts of things to help her have a fun holiday and get her past her grumpiness. Will Daisy be able to get some rest and have one perfect day before she goes home?

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