Sometimes a bad mood can be contagious!

Badger got up one morning feeling very grumpy. “Humph!” Badger said to himself. What was the point of being in a bad mood if nobody noticed? he thought. So Badger headed out, slamming the door behind him. Badger spreads his bad mood far and wide, greeting all his friends with angry, rude remarks that put them in bad moods, too. A comical, cautionary tale for anyone who has ever gotten up on the wrong side of the bed.

Author Bio:

Moritz Petz was born in Hamburg, Germany. Upon completion of his studies, he travelled through Italy, Denmark, and Sweden, working a variety of jobs before returning to study history and German. His interests include street- and puppet-theater, chess, music, and writing.

Illustrator Bio:

Amélie Jackowski was born in Toulon, France. She studied at the Ecole des arts décoratifs in Strasbourg and at the University of Aix-en-Provence. Her best-known picture book that she illustrated, The Bad Mood has, been translated into over ten languages. Today, Amélie works as a freelance illustrator of numerous children’s books in France and regularly takes part in exhibitions.

Review:

Love this book, don’t know how it doesn’t have a cult following. We want Badger! Happened to find it originally at the library loved and reread it so much at home that we ordered our own. The story of waking up grumpy and perhaps inadvertently spreading it around is familiar to everyone, even little kids! There’s a happy ending, of course! Beautiful artwork, too.

• Board book
• Full Colour
• 24 Page
• Dimensions 202mm X 202mm