Books like I Was So Mad
By Mercer Mayer
For the kid who melts down over the smallest thing, this one says: yes, being mad is exhausting, and yes, it happens to everyone. Cranky, funny, and honest, with a warm exhale at the end.
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 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 small boy runs, jumps, and makes a mess through page after page of trouble, hearing one word from his mom again and again — until he finally gets the hug he needed all along.
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.
An older man who never outgrew his love of toys brings home a toy biplane that really flies, and his cat Tabby — who dreads anything airborne — braces for an unwanted adventure.
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 worried elephant is down in the dumps, so his best friend pig dresses up as a cowboy, a clown, and even a robot — but none of it seems to be the right kind of cheering up.
A toddler who usually likes peaches suddenly likes nothing at all, and the whole house braces for the earth-quaking, ground-shaking fit that's coming.
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 picnic goes sideways when rain and stormy winds send an umbrella (and Mouse!) flying into a tree — one friend calls it good news, the other bad, all the way through.
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.
An adopted dog named Cooper refuses to act like a dog — he'd rather drive the family car, go to the ballet, and travel than fetch or sit — turning ordinary days into mischief-filled adventures.
