The book has helped my daughter understand that sometimes when she gets angry for no reason and it may be normal as the girl inn the book does this as well.

Once her own children had started school, Rebecca began an MA in Children's Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art and had her first picture books commissioned at the end of the course. My Big Shouting Day by Rebecca Patterson "Today I woke up and Bob was crawling around MY ROOM, licking MY JEWELLERY, so I shouted GET OUT OF MY ROOM! Bella is having one of those days - her biscuit is broken, she has a hurting foot and ballet is TOOOO itchy for words. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.This book is so brilliantly observed that it should be compulsory reading for all mothers who think they might have stopped seeing the funny side of an impossibly opinionated toddler . She was engrossed in the story and there were lots of opportunities to further discussion and relate to her own experiences. Bought for a shouty 3 year old, who laughed as he realised that is exactly what he was like, so we turned a shouty day into a laughing day instead. I work part time in a local primary school as a Teaching Assistant where I whisper stuff like 'I never had to know about fronted adverbials' to small children. One day a strange parcel arrives at Bella and George's door containing a lovely human baby named Zagazoo.

It's a great way to open up dialog about what to do with their big emotions and how to handle it and that's especially more important now than ever. Rebecca's work is inspired by her own childhood and her children's lives, with stories often starting as games or something made up in the back of a car to amuse a child. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

I bought this for my 17 month old Daughter but to be honest i think its a bit old for her yet so she will probably enjoy it when she is more like 3. The message seems to be that we all have our off days, but that's OK, because tomorrow it will all be better. Some of the best children's literature has been written about characters who are less than perfectly behaved. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

This hilarious rhyming book by Kes Gray and illustrated by Garry Parsons is a brilliantly silly one to share, especially at bedtime in the run up to Christmas. My children don't empathise with Bella not because they haven't had tantrums – believe me, they have – but because it's all just a little too realistic, without any humour thrown in for good measure. Funny and well-observed, with big bold illustrations and telling facial expressions, My Big Shouting Day is ideal for classroom use. It has become iconic for us, and so helpful for helping toddlers/pre-schoolers and those that encounter them, understand that we all have ‘big shouting days’ sometimes, and that’s ok. WINNER OF THE ROALD DAHL FUNNY PRIZE 2012″Today I woke up and Bob was crawling around MY ROOM, licking MY JEWELLERY, so I shouted GET OUT OF MY ROOM!But it isn't until the last page that Bella's mother makes any attempt to help her work through her feelings, while at the same time being implausibly patient. But Mum gives her a kiss and a cuddle, and reads Bella her favourite bedtime story anyway and at last Bella says 'sorry' for her big shouting day. i think its a great book i like the illustrations and i like the theme, its funny and cute and every parent will relate to a day of lots of shouting! and that was the start of MY BIG SHOUTING DAY…”Bella is having one of those days – her biscuit is broken, she has a hurting foot and ballet is TOOOO itchy for words. And it’s a lovely way to unwind after a shouty day of your own, perfect for talking about feelings and how we all have off days.