"Any parent of a small child knows that the best cure for a youngster's bad temper is to redirect his or her attention toward something humorous. Lichtenheld demonstrates just how this works in a collection of large, double-spread cartoons depicting a variety of situations that might cause a rotten mood...Lichtenheld's big, bold, broadly comic art style...is well suited to the tone of the text and has solid child appeal. Give this one to grumpy kids, or to anyone in need of cheering up." -Booklist

enjoyed this book, very funny, but the font is a bit hard to read for kids. Great if you read to them.

My 5 year old daughter ADORES this book. She recites different parts to her friends if they get grumpy, "did somebody leave the toilet seat up...and you fell in?" It's definatley not for a younger child, my 3 year old really loses her attention because the artwork is not bright and simple. Also, as a sidenote: there is a part that says, did your aunt give you a hug? and the illustration is a newspaper clipping about a boy who was lost in his aunts bosom. My nephews thought this was pretty gross to have a picture of a lady with a HUGE bosom. Anyway, hope this helps!

My kids LOVE this book. My sister bought it and recommended it to me. The pictures and story are great. Tom is a great author and I would recommend all of his books. It reminds me a lot of another book I love by Judith Viorst "Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day."

I read this book at a book store and decided that I had to have it, not only for my children, but for me too. My children have memorized the pages and "read it" to themselves all of the time. I read it to my mom and dad and we were almost in tears from laughing so hard. I highly recommend this book to everyone of all ages.

The two-page spread comparing kids' cereal with grown-ups' cereal is a gem. Note the ingredients list on the side. I laughed aloud and sent it to my husband. He responded the same way. The kids relished seeing us enjoy a "kids' book."