GRUMPY MONKEY Party Time! is written by Suzanne Lang, illustrated by Max Lang, and published by Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC in 2019.
This story highlights the problem of being encouraged (or pressured) by friends to do something that you REALLY do not want to do. Kids discover that speaking up and being true to their feelings is the solution, and it is okay not to follow the crowd.