My students did not like this book very much. I was hoping for more narrative craft quality but all I got were a few laughs. A good bedtime story but not useful for my mentor text usage in writing/reading class.

This book is good gateway to talk to your children about emotions and ways to take small mindfulness breaths and calm down. Croissant is angry and his friend calms helps calm him down. Illustrations are cute as is the theme of a croissant with friends who are milk, toast and scone. I find this book for children of all ages. Have to use the recipe in the back for a cook day with the Granddaughter.

A fun little picture book about how to keep one's grumpiness in check. Only takes a few minutes to read with your child.

I do wish that there was a bit more variety to the breakfast plate than just 3 types of bread and pastry plus milk. Maybe add some fruit? Still, it's cute.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with a free copy in return for an honest opinion.

Most epic. Read it to my daughter. She loved it. Which is perfect for a children’s book. If the child laughs when you read it.

Hmm, just no. Very rarely I rate a kids picture book so low, but I felt that this book was inconsistent and without much content to offer the little ones... If the only good thing about it is count to ten when you are angry, then it was not enough or at least not executed properly.

I feel like there was a lot more to add to it - from anger to the resolve. I wasn't into the art either, but I don't think another art style would've helped the story.

I enjoyed the artwork more than the story, which was mildly amusing. The lesson about controlling emotions wasn't too preachy.

Thanks NetGalley for the early copy!! We loved it!! My toddler loves a good book that gives human characteristics to food! Cute story and cute illustrations!

We were so excited to read this fun seeming book!
Who doesn't want to get silly with a Grumpy Frumpy Croissant?
Unfortunately, it was a bit too "mean", according to my 4 year old.
Who loved the illustrations but wasn't so keen on the storyline itself.
It left a lot to be desired and we felt like it could've been more rounded out and light.

The illustrations in The Grumpy Frumpy Croissant were absolutely adorable! The story was cute, but some of the lines or phrasing seemed a bit repetitive. Example: "They all lived together on a kitchen table in the kitchen." My five year old enjoyed it, but seemed to prefer the pictures over the story itself.

A story that actually teaches children to take time to do breathing exercises to to learn how to control their emotions. As a former preschool teacher, this story certainly is a learning tool I would have used in my classroom. Controlling ones emotions is not easy especially to a young child.
I thought the illustrations were great.
Bonus points for the croissant recipe and coloring pages.
Thank you to NetGallery, the publisher and author for the opportunity to read this book for my honest opinion. All opinions expressed are my own.

Thanks to NetGalley and Canoe Tree Press for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

This cute little book is for really younger kids. It's filled with colorful illustrations and effectively teaches anger management skills. The book also includes coloring pages which is super fun for kids, and also includes recipe to make croissants. How delicious!

A story about counting to ten, calming down, and how to make croissants. Also appreciated the colouring pages at the end of the book. Illustrations were fun.

Definitely meant for younger children, and while not bad - teaching coping skills and understanding are certainly good things - this feels a bit shallow and rushed. The inclusion of the recipe and coloring pages are cute, but not enough to make up for the lack of substance in the story itself.

This is a fun book that shows kids a strategy to deal with anger! I love the quirky characters and the recipes at the end.

I received a free copy of this from @netgalley in exchange for my honest review.
I requested this because the description talked about learning to deal with anger, and because I love croissants! 🤣 But it fell a bit flat for me. Croissant was grumpy, not sure where the frumpy comes in, and fought with his friends toast and scone. He also lost butter and shrunk, no idea what that was about. 🤷🏻‍♀️ After their friend milk offers them all a drink of himself 🤨 and teaches them to take deep breaths and count to ten, Croissant feels better and the world is happy again. Just seems a bit weird. My daughter did get the message, and she was excited about a recipe and coloring pages at the end, but the story itself was odd.
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This was such a different kind of book but definitely cute and unique. I loved the recipe at the end.

This cute, fun-illustrated book is about how one morning Croissant ends up angry at his friends, Toast and Scone, which in turn causes their happy mood to quickly become sour. Milk intervenes and shows the friends how to take ten deep breaths to calm down.

I read this with my five year old daughter. The bright, colorful illustrations held her attention and she was able to understand the point of the story. I think maybe in the end Croissant could have apologized to Toast and Scone for his behavior. A nice bonus is a recipe in the back on how to make croissants as well as coloring pages of the characters from the book.

Thank you Netgalley and Canoe Tree Press for the opportunity to read this book.

This was cute and good artwork.. I do wish it was a little longer but like I said I enjoyed it. A good read for kids .

This book has fun and entertaining characters, and is filled with more illustrations than words (but I didn't mind that). The illustrations were imaginative and even included some black and white coloring pages. I liked how the story gave an example about anger management, and even a recipe for croissants at the end!

I'm sorry to say, I did not like this book. Not only does it make you feel kind of creepy reading it because they take part in eating each other, But the story itself is just not executed well. It feels rushed and not well thought out. I like the idea of writing a book that teaches children how to deal with their emotions but I feel like it could be done a lot better. While I appreciate the effort, this is not a book I would read to kids or recommend.

Thank you #NetGalley for providing the ARC for me to read in exchange for an honest opinion.