In-Store: Storytime w/ Brooke Bourgeois: The Grump Queen

Event guidelines:

• RSVP is highly encouraged but not required.
• Additional copies of the event book will be available for purchase in-store.
• The reading will be followed by a book signing.
• As a reminder: If you are not feeling well, please do not come to the event, even if you have a ticket; email us and we'll work it out.

If you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request accessibility accommodations, please contact [email protected].

From the author of Penelope's Balloons, a tale about a grumpy little bee who learns to manage her emotions, perfect for fans of Grumpy Monkey.

Princess Posie is mad as can be. Every day is filled with the same boring princess duties, yucky foods, and impossible-to-achieve expectations. Posie knows the hive is counting on her to become the queen one day, but what she really needs is a break! But no matter how many times she shares her feelings, no one will listen to her—not even her mom.

Soon, Posie’s anger begins to brim and bubble ... but when she finally finds a way to let her feelings out, Posie finds herself in an even stickier situation.

Brooke Bourgeois’s lush art and infectious storytelling teach a lesson in emotions that is essential for all bees big and small: it’s okay to be grumpy sometimes, as long as no one gets stung along the way.

Brooke Bourgeois is a cartoonist, writer, and illustrator originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, now residing in New York City. Her cartoons have appeared in The New Yorker and Private Eye, amongst other publications, and she is the author-illustrator of Penelope’s Balloons. She invites you to visit her online at brookeabourgeois.com.