It’s easier to spot the absurdity in someone else’s cranky fit than our own, but the lessons still sink in. I hope you’ll giggle along with the vexed heroine of Cranky. Illustrator extraordinaire Holly Hatam’s hilarious illustrations bring the magic. and especially, a way to laugh about them. I wrote Cranky Right Now to give kids, parents, families, and teachers a way to talk about cranky times. Life jostles us, but for kids, whose time and choices are largely directed by others, those feelings of powerlessness, of being managed and judged by someone who just doesn’t get it - and to be fair, sometimes we don’t get it we weren’t there we are quick to assume - those feelings can be maddening. No one escapes a school day or a trip to the store unscathed. Life in families presents us all with nuisances and irritations. Knowing I’m not supposed to feel cranky only makes me more cranky. I’m supposed to be patient and mature at times like these, but I can be a great big Crankypants. When Murphy’s Law strikes, and we’re not yet ready to laugh it off. “Cranky” is the perfect word for those times when we feel resentful, irritated, and annoyed, but we know our cause isn’t especially sympathetic. But moods are unruly and feelings don’t like to be bossed around. We’re supposed to maintain our equilibrium. We’re supposed to take those moments in stride. But the papercuts of life? The whacked elbows and burnt toast, the stolen parking spots and somebody-took-the-last-cookie days? Not so much. We’re allowed to be angry in the face of real injustice. We’re allowed to be sad when hard times come. It’s perfect for that place between truly sad and properly angry, for times when we ought not to get so upset about trifling things, but we can’t help it. It feels like it sounds the way it forms in your mouth fits the emotion.
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