Book Review // THE BAD MOOD by Moritz Petz

Title: The Bad Mood!

Author: Moritz Petz

Illustrator: Amelie Jackowski

Publisher: NorthSouth Books

Audience: Children (ages 4-8, pre-k - 3)

Genre: Picture Book Fiction

Pages: 32

Published: this edition November 16, 2021, originally 2004

My Rating: 4 stars ✰✰✰✰

I received an e-book copy of this book through NetGalley for review. This book tells the story of Badger, who’s having a bad day and about to make it everyone else’s problem. But when everyone else starts to treat him badly too, he sees that he shouldn’t have taken out his anger on his friends. I thought this was a wonderful little parable which teaches a valuable lesson in treating people the way you would like to be treated. I would definitely consider using this text during a storytime focused on emotional regulation, anger, or social-emotional learning.

This review was originally published at Goodreads.com.