Books like Finn Throws a Fit!
By David Elliott
For the family riding out toddler tantrums daily, this book looks the storm straight in the eye instead of looking away from it. Wry, energetic, a little chaotic, and full of warmth underneath the noise.
A boy wakes up with gum in his hair and just knows it's going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day — and from breakfast to bedtime, he's right.
A young llama gets dragged along on a big shopping trip, and between yucky music, long lines, and too much waiting, he melts down into a full-blown tantrum right in the store.
A chimpanzee named Jim wakes up in a bad mood on a beautiful day, and his well-meaning friends keep insisting he shouldn't feel that way at all.
A mouse who loves school more than almost anything brings a purple plastic purse to class, gets it taken away by her teacher, and lashes out before learning how to make things right.
Little Critter runs into one frustrating moment after another — cranky on the slide, stubborn in the sandbox — as he works through a day full of things not going his way.
A mouse who calls herself queen is furious when her parents bring home a new baby brother and declare him the best baby in the world — until a visiting cousin dares to insult him.
A bird wakes up too grumpy to fly, eat, or play, so he stomps off on a walk instead — and one by one, Sheep, Rabbit, Raccoon, Beaver, and Fox tag along.
A pleading, patient parent follows one wildly energetic baby through the ordinary chaos of a day — sandbox, high chair, crib, and everywhere in between — begging for just a little cooperation.
An overachieving egg tries to be perfect while the other eleven eggs in his carton behave badly, until the pressure literally starts to crack him and he decides something has to change.
A beloved dinosaur bakes cookies, helps old ladies cross the street, and plays with kids in town — while one boy, Reginald Von Hoobie-Doobie, insists she's scientifically extinct and shouldn't exist at all.
A boy named Tommy loses his favorite toy, and as he searches, colorful monster-like emotions — Worried, Angry, Jealous, Sad — start looming larger and larger until they threaten to take over.
A second-grade teacher's whole school year unfolds through the letters she receives — sympathetic, informative, apologetic, even one from a local firefighter — revealing all the chaos and warmth of her classroom.
