Books like Llama Llama Mad at Mama
By Anna Dewdney
For the kid who has absolutely lost it in the middle of a crowded store, this one says out loud what everyone in the checkout line is thinking. Rhyming, relatable, a little chaotic, ultimately reassuring.
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 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 dad whose bed keeps filling up with more and more children — Ben, Billy, twins Beth and Bart, then Brittany, Bella, and Boris — builds the biggest bed in the world to fit everyone in.
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 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 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.
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.
An overwhelmed elephant mother tries to escape her three energetic children for just five minutes' peace, sneaking off for a quiet bath — but they follow her anyway.
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 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.
A big sister named Sissy has had it up to here with her two-year-old brother Chooch, who wrecks every family project while their parents just call it "helping" — until she finally yells "Hesdi!"
