Barbara Throws a Wobbler (Private)

I think this book is entertaining for all ages.

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This is such a lovely book to read with my child. It has really helped her understand the concept of her emotions controlling her and her controlling them. She really enjoys the illustration and requests to read it often!

Barbara, an adorable black and white cat in yellow boots, is having a very bad day. In scenes likely familiar to parents of small children, odd socks, a brown pea, and a crack she didn't avoid stepping on all upset her, though Barbara denies being in a bad mood. But when she drops her ice cream it is the final straw. Barbara throws a great big, jelly-like wobbler.Something I really like about the illustrations is that although the wobbler is technically angry, Barbara herself looks sad. The wobbler doesn't want her to talk or have a cuddle or eat ice cream, so she doesn't, but all the while she looks a lot like she might want to. Tantrums in little ones so often arise from feeling upset and not having the language or skills to express or manage this, and this is beautifully represented here.Barbara tries telling the wobbler to go away, but it just reflects her words back to her. In standard little-child irritation she calls it a "stinky bumhead" but giggles when it says it back. On realising she created the wobbler and is therefore able to get rid of it, she shrinks it down until it vanishes and then rejoins her friends.On the final spread we are told there probably won't be any more wobblers that day, but then asked if that is true. Kids will enjoy studying the scene and finding all the wobblers just waiting to erupt!At the back of this book is a very useful guide to bad moods, including the Seethe and the Tizzy with a bit of a description. I like this as an introduction to more emotional vocabulary and the idea that there are a constellation of very similar experiences that may manifest differently.This is a very sweet, humorous, and relatable books for younger children.

Our 3-year-old daughter loved this book and had me read it every night for three weeks straight. It gave her language to express her emotions. There is a list of negative emotions at the back of the book.I wish they had a list of positive emotions, as well. There were times when our daughter thought the goal was to be negative.