How to Tantrum Like a Champion: Ten Small Ways to Temper Big Feelings

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How do you throw the worlds best tantrum Here are ten ways to help little ones navigate big feelings using fun, calming exercises.

Your hands turn into iron fists.
Your giggles are all gone.
Your bodys trying to tell you
theres a tantrum coming on.

Sometimes your day doesnt go how you planned it. Or theres too much noise, and the light is way too bright. Small feelings can turn into overpowering feelings, and now theres a tightening in your chest or a pounding in your head. A tantrum is coming, and it feels like it cant be stopped, but youre not worried, because you know what to do! You start with a deep breath, and a slow count from one to ten. Then maybe youll break into a silly dance, or find a cozy, comfy hideaway, or play an easy game by yourself so you can win. Soon enough, those big feelings will quiet down againbecause you know how to tantrum like a champion. With a playful, soothing text and dynamic, stylish illustrations, Allan Wolf and Keisha Morris offer the perfect blueprint for readers of any age to keep those overwhelming feelings from taking them by surprise.

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Allan Wolf is the author of many award-winning books for children and teens, including The Blanket Where Violet Sits, Behold Our Magical Garden, No Buddy Like a Book, The Day the Universe Exploded My Head, and The Blood-Hungry Spleen and Other Poems About Our Parts. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina.

Keisha Morris is a freelance writer and childrens book illustrator. She earned her BFA in illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. When she is not drawing, she loves spending time with her wife, daughter, and two cats. She lives in Maryland.