Grumpy Hat

(Paperback)

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Shortlisted for the Teach Primary Book Awards! Everyone knows that little sisters can be an-noy-ing! So when Ravi gets annoyed with Ruby and breaks her toy car in a rage, everyone goes to bed upset. Ravi wakes up the next morning with a bright red grumpy hat stuck fast on his head! And he cant get rid of it, no matter how hard he tries... Ravi learns how to swap his grumpy hat for happy socks in this uplifting story about siblings, family life and controlling bad moods.

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"Perfectly pitched, gorgeously illustrated and told simply but with sophistication, this is a must-have picture book a superb exploration of feelings, articulated in a way that even the very young will understand; a book to evoke the strongest feelings of recognition in child and adult reader, and full of humour too" * LoveReading, Best Children's Books of 2021 *
"This engaging picture book, with delightful canine characters, explores difficult emotions with young children, helping them to develop empathy and emotional awareness... Colourful illustrations will help young children to understand how Ravi feels and could encourage discussion about how readers might behave in a similar situation." * BookTrust *
"Engaging, painterly illustrations" * Teach Early Years *

Author Bio

Nicola Kent graduated from the prestigious Cambridge School of Art MA with a distinction and was Highly Commended in the Macmillan Prize for Illustration in 2016. She worked for ten years as a television producer at the BBC and Channel 4 before following her dream of becoming an author and illustrator of childrens books. Nicola lives in London with her partner and two children.