Friday, September 19, 2025

Grumble Boats by Susannah McFarlane and Tamsin Ainslie - ESSENTIAL

Grumble Boats by Susannah McFarlane, illustrated by Tamsin Ainslie. PICTURE BOOK. Charlesbridge, 2025. $18. 9781623546175

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL

APPEALS TO: MANY

Little Emma is so grumpy! She was not invited to the pirate party.  Grandma broke her favorite tea cup. She is grumpy as well.  Together they set off to have their grumpy experience together.  Wise grandma knows just the trick to help little Emma send those "blues" out to sea. 

No one listens and commiserates quite like a grandma can!   With McFarlane's sweet story and Ainslie's amazing and inviting illustrations, readers will love this wonderful story of how to change a grumpy day into a special adventure.  We loved this explorative book on emotions and how easy it can be to  change a bad day into a great one. The illustrations are amazing.  Little Emma is so precious.  We loved that the last page shows readers how to turn a simple piece of paper into a boat. The characters are white.

Reviewer: SL



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