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Summary: Just a Bad Day
Review: I just love these "little Critter" books. They're cute and easy for toddlers to relate to. Coming from a small person, having oatmeal for breakfast might just be a reason for a bad day. Again, this is a toddler book and I don't think kids will expect to be given a toy every time they have a bad day.
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Summary: Offers valuable lessons for young kids!
Review: My 4 and 6 year old kids love the little Critter books, especially the 4 year old. They love the the funny pictures and how Mom and Dad usually add amusing commentary to the text. Just a Bad Day is entertaining and can help young children learn how to deal with negative feelings and situations. ... I am glad I went ahead and bought it. This book hardly teaches terrible lessons. If you can think back to when you were a child, the incidents in this book are all valid reasons for having a bad day (although my kids love oatmeal and I don't think a little book like this is going to change their minds!). On the contrary, this book has some positive things to say. I know my kids indentify with the little Critter in this story (as they do in all the little Critter books) - what kid hasn't been upset by things out of their control - with a rainy day or a broken toy, or the annoying actions of a sibling? ... In identifying with Little Critter, children learn that they're not alone and that their feelings of boredom, frustration and anger are valid. And that negative feelings can quickly turn around and become positive And being able to laugh at the pictures shows kids how to find humour even in difficult situations, which is something that can be important to them while growing up and learning's life's lessons. We sit down as a family and read this book together - we even act out the situations, talk about how the Critter is feeling and discuss what positive things HE might do to improve his day (especially if you still don't like the idea of a new toy, a material object, being the reason for his day getting better) or how he can plan ahead to ensure that the next rainy day is good one. ...
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Summary: Not a positive book
Review: This is the only book I have ever actually thrown out! The book lists all the reasons that the Little Critter is having such a terrible day - only the reasons aren't really terrible (such as having to eat oatmeal instead of sugary cereal) or they are the consequence of some action by the critter (he leaves his toys out and they are damaged). The "happy ending" is that everything is OK because the Dad buys the critter a new toy. This book sends a variety of terrible messages to children.
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