In his trademark collages, Carle welcomes back a classic character whose grumpy mood is evident in her downturned mouth. Other animal friends act out their positive responses to the offer of “hugs and ...

Breanne Pearl, a content marketing specialist for Kiddie Academy, reads The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle to a classroom of children while dressed in her own ladybug costume, at Kiddie Academy of ...

“Christmas means joy for all”—almost. Carl’s enduring Grumpy Ladybug doesn’t have holiday spirit, even as the season’s sights, sounds, and traditions move into full swing: “Bells ring/ and everyone ...