No More Tantrums

Toddler-PreS—In the vein of Bye-Bye Binky and I Use the Potty comes No More Tantrums. The cover image shows a preschooler who is visibly angry and crying with her arms stiffened at her sides. She is the main character and reflects back on the time when she lacked patience. "When I was little and didn't get my way, I cried." Digital images, all in the palette of coral, brown, white and black, portray a very unhappy toddler in an emotional battle with her father; resulting in a full-blown temper tantrum. The protagonist takes us to the present when she is clearly now a "big kid" and has learned to cope with her emotions by counting and breathing slowly. Sometimes she even asks for a hug and that makes her feel so much better. The book ends with a proclamation that "I'm a Big Kid," followed by a message to parents and caregivers from the author about how she used to handle the tantrums of her own son.