Cranky

Name: Cranky
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Phuc Tran
ISBN: 9780063376816

Author: Phuc Tran

Series: Cranky and Friends

Narrator: Jacob McNatt

Unabridged: 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 02/06/2024

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

From the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of the Food Group series, Pete Oswald, and debut picture book author Phuc Tran, this is a hilarious book about big trucks, big feelings, and even bigger friendships!It's the last day at the construction site and Cranky the crane truck is feeling, well, cranky. And he doesn't want to talk about it. His friends Zippy, Wheezy, and Dump Chuck try to cheer him up. But you know what doesn't help when you're feeling cranky? A lot of talking.But what will help? With Phuc Tran’s hilarious text, this tale that’s Grumpy Monkey meets The Little Blue Truck shows young readers how kind friends and honesty are the perfect tools for navigating strong emotions.

About Phuc Tran

Phuc Tran is an award-winning writer, tattooer, and Latin teacher (for which he has won no awards). Lots of things make Phuc cranky: being too cold, being too hot, staying up too late, getting up really early, wearing baggy socks, eating jaggedy cereal for breakfast. Cranky was his first children’s book. His memoir, Sigh, Gone, received the New England Book Award and the Maine Literary Award and was named a Best Book of the Year by Amazon, Audible, and others. Phuc lives in Portland, Maine, with his wife (who is rarely cranky) and his two daughters (who are sometimes cranky). “Phuc” is pronounced like “Luke” but with an F. Learn more at phucskywalker.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gabrielle on July 11, 2024

Big importance on communicating how one feels about a situation.......more

Goodreads review by Jaime on June 22, 2024

Brody fav......more

Goodreads review by Jennisen on April 21, 2025

I loved the puns and construction jokes in this book. It made me laugh and had a great message about how it has to be OK to feel your feelings but that our feelings can affect our friends as well!......more

Goodreads review by Kimberly on March 17, 2025

"You know what doesn't help when you're feeling cranky? People telling you to cheer up." 2-5 sentences per page. About Cranky, a cranky construction crane truck that is extremely cranky on the last day of the project while all his friends celebrate. Two of his friends talk to him then give Cranky sp......more

Goodreads review by Becky on March 04, 2024

First sentence: I'm cranky. And this morning I'm also feeling cranky because...well, I'd rather not tell you. It's personal. Premise/plot: Cranky is cranky. Cranky stays cranky. Cranky does not want to talk about it. Not with his friends. Not with readers. Will Cranky be a little less cranky by the e......more