How to Tantrum Like a Champion: Ten Small Ways to Temper Big Feelings by Allan Wolf, Keisha Morris
Published by Candlewick Press ISBN: 1536223476
Genres: Emotions & Feelings
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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How to Tantrum Like a Champion: Ten Small Ways to Temper Big Feelings

Allan Wolf

 

This picture book for ages 3-7 provides strategies for readers during times when they feel a tantrum coming. Whether there is too much noise, or too much light, or the day just isn’t going as planned, the escalation of small feelings into big overwhelming feelings is a universal experience. Wolf offers kid-friendly suggestions to cope, such as taking deep breaths, doing a silly dance, or seeking out a quiet space. The illustrations, constructed with tissue paper collages, feature inclusivity and diversity among the book’s characters. The rhyming feels a bit forced at times which may detract from the book’s quality as a read-aloud.  However, all readers could benefit from this lovely reminder to pause, take a breath, and count to ten.

3 stars

Reviewed by Lindsey Hopkins, Jay-Niles Memorial Library, Jay