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Cute book with lots of suggestions for working through our big emotions. I really enjoyed the font used to express the anger. It helps you really feel the emotion.

I liked the idea behind this book and the illustrations were great.

I was lucky with my daughter that we never really had this phase and she had never been this angry or poorly behaved but I have seen it happen to other parents so there is definitely a need for this book!

The book is a little mixed for me as it down to be a board book and I don't think (personally) that this is the right style for this story - the things that the kid gets so mad at really would be for kids that read books older than that of a board book but its a good approach taken to show the different ways and methods used to help her calm down.

It is 3.5 stars from me for this one, rounded up to 4 stars for Goodreads and Amazon

Our dads aren’t that bad to get this mad at such a young age, kids! But yes, we have enough stories to make the kids this MAD!

Kids get mad, rage and throw things; slam the doors, keeps screaming and the parents are at a loss!

This book just shows a little girl getting mad and throwing tantrums even after trying all the means and methods she knows to calm down.

Well…. We need a book on how parents and teachers can handle this effectively.

Thank you, Kids Can Press, for the ARC.

Big feelings can be very hard for little people. The furious little girl in Mad at Dad provides some good ways to deal with anger, but I do wish there weren’t so few. Even so, Janie Hao’s picture book, bright with her whimsical illustrations, would be a great addition to any school or classroom library.

In the interest of full disclosure, I received this book from NetGalley and Kids Can Press in exchange for an honest review.

Mad at Dad is an interesting SEL book that normalizes kids with big emotions. I appreciate the true to life struggle the child has, using common strategies. I like the illustrations, simple text, and I believe this would be very approachable for kids ages 2-4. My only concern is that the child is alone during their meltdown, instead of having an adult nearby to help them regulate their emotions and the meltdown seems to last all day.

"Mad at Dad" is a fun and relatively quick read that perfectly captures the ups and downs of the father-child relationship. The humor is spot-on, making it easy to laugh along with the relatable scenarios that many will recognize from their own experiences. Despite the lighthearted approach, the book carries a meaningful message about understanding and communication that resonates well. It's a charming story with heart, sure to bring a smile to readers of all ages.

Brilliant story! Every toddler and kid can relate to this. (and parents too)
I loved seeing all the different techniques the girl tried to calm herself with, a great way to give calming down tools to kids, I love that her feelings are valid and no one is telling her what she should do, her feelings are seen and respected.
The ending is endearing; my boys had fun seeing and identifying with her feelings.

A very quick portrayal of a kid having a screaming fit, when dad makes them mad. We eventually see the day level itself out with peace and harmony, but before then it's shouting about this and bawling out that and generally being a right pain in the Harris. It's alright, but I might have preferred a book that more clearly states what to do – and to say that everything falls into place whatever anyone does, at the end of the day, is a bit untrue. I'm sure many a parent has experienced the opposite narrative, of things not evening out – and therefore a book that is more overtly instructive in what to do when having a hissy might have helped more. But this is the quickest read such book I can remember, which might be a virtue for some. And it doesn't make me too angry about where I think it might have gone wrong – three and a bit stars.

This book is a great addition to a pre-Kindergarten or Kindergarten classroom. It is about a child who is "mad at dad" for making them eat vegetables and goes through ways in which they try to calm themselves. In the end, the dad comes with an alternative food (fruit) and helps them calm down. In the end, the child and their dad are at a table eating salad, smiling and doing some fun activities. The dad is "not so bad" the child declares.

I think this book opens up some good conversations about how to self-regulate, how to make things right when someone Is upset, and how being angry is a fleeting emotion, it shouldn't mean that you are angry at a person forever. Holding on to those negative emotions is not healthy and there are good ways to let go of those feelings.

Mad at Dad is a simple book about a girl is who mad at her dad. She goes through different methods to be less mad. In the end, she realizes her dad is not so bad, which shows that her anger is temporary. The illustrations are bright and colorful, and the book would be great for kids to explore emotions and learn ways to cope with big emotions.

Such a great book for younger readers to learn about managing their emotions, specifically anger. Flawlessly, the author included many coping skills that are easy for kids to use in their own lives when they get angry. On top of that, this book also shows that emotions are temporary, and that love prevails even after an argument or after a tough emotion arises. The illustrations perfectly complemented everything great about the story, and the illustrator did such a great job of mirroring emotions with different shapes and colors in the drawings. My one critique is I think that this book could have been shortened a little bit, but it's not a big deal if it isn't shortened. Some of the activities felt repetitive in a way or unnecessary to the story. To make the book more concise, a few of these activities could be removed, but I don't think it makes the book bad by keeping them.
All in all, bravo!

I don’t know how I feel about this book. I enjoy graphic books, I enjoy books that explore feelings. Somehow this book put me off. Maybe it was that it was targeted at a parent? Maybe it was that the child was mad specifically at her dad?

Kids emotions are big and this title might help a young reader explore and relate to those feelings. The book comes down from the big feelings but I’m not sure the ending lands.