Snag Happy Hippo, Angry Duck Edited By Sandra Boynton Accessible In Publication

is a good addition to our Sandra Boynton collection, but it's not her best work, It just doesn't have the same catchiness and personality of her other books, like But Not The Hippopotamus and Blue Hat, Green Hat.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!! Could there ever be a Boynton book I do not love to pieces I highly doubt it.
And this book continues my great love of her work, What a fabulous book on moods! Simple yet hilarious, The illustrations convey so well, And the message near the end is something I still need to be reassured of, If there were a larger format, this book would be very fun in a toddler storytime, too.


I think, being my unfortunately and uncontrollably moody self, my mother great saint who has always patiently endured my moods would highly enjoy my recommendation of this book.
The only sad thing is there are no lambs in it, But perhaps Mom would prefer a nonmoody lamb,

My favorites: the frog, the cow, and the thing, The fizzless dog would be next,

: Tried in movement storytime and it went well, Some of the crowd are Boynton fans, so they loved it, I had them show the emotions on their faces with me, It went well. And this crowd doesn't care that it had nothing to do with Christmas, Not my favorite Boynton but my little one enjoyed it, Don't be fooled by this being a board book, This is a great book for grown people,

No matter your emotions, you're accepted, and friends are there for you, People go through many moods, They come and go, and you can usually find a good one, like the animals in this book do except for that duck.


This is another brilliant Sandra Boynton board book, It seems like emotions and moods aren't usually something that's addressed in books for tiny readers, but this does it in such a way that it's true and relatable and interactive, not only for little ones, but for their parents too.
Some of the emotion/animal pairings are a little bit of a stretch, but who cares I laughed out loud a couple of times while reading this one to The Boy.
If your child is feeling out of sorts, this little board book could be just the thing to bring out the smiles.
Animals demonstrate moods, such as the happy hippo, the sad chicken, the contented frog, and the frazzled.
. . um frazzled thing. Of course there is the angry duck who seems to have a permanent scowl, Fun story and illustrations. A funny story about a lot of different feelings, It teaches your little one that it's okay to be mad or sad or happy or silly.
Lots of new words and fun pictures, A great book to read aloud as you can make lots of funny voices and actions, From a pack of Boynton board books that I picked up at Costco the other day,

A very cute book about feelings with some good rhymes, Includes some feelings that are not always easy to define, like "worried" or "contended, " I like it that it addresses more than just "sad"/"happy"/"angry" etc, although it is funny that the duck is always angry, Good reminder that feelings almost always change from day to day, Silly, silly, silly

Another great book from this super silly author, Entertained both myyear old andmonth old, fun read! I am that duck, A silly story about feelings, It is a great book to teach your little one about different moods, Whether you are feeling grumpy, worried, sad, happy it's perfectly okay to feel that way, It also has a great rhyming pattern that makes it fun to read out loud,


Gift from Harper's grandmother

Cute story about managing your emotions Boynton can be hit or miss for me but this is for sure a big hit.
Perfect rhyming text is her forte, but this book not only has great opportunities for a fun read via facial expressions and voice acting, but also an important message about emotions that comes across as friendly instead of moralizing.
We may have to add this one to our home library, We have a book for every occasion, It's no "Barnyard Dance" but it's still a cute Boynton book, And this book actually did open up some discussion of moods with my toddler, who was especially interested in showing me which animals were mad and sad.


ETA December: I just finished reading this book with my daughter, who coincidentally is about the same age as my son was when he and I read this book.
She picked it out at the library herself, as did he three years ago, So, clearly this book is appealing to justturnedtwoyearolds, Interestingly, my daughter had zero interest in talking about the emotions of the characters, She was much more interested in animal identification, Read this at Powell's the other day it was, like most Boynton board books, charming and adorable and fun.
Boynton board books are so charming, in fact, that they make me think that I'd like to work somewhere I could read them to toddlers all day long.
That's how good this book is, But then I woke up and put the book back on the shelf, backed away until I was a safe distance, turned on my heel and ran like hell.
Another typical Boynton. Beautiful, cute, illustrations, but not deep enough content to keep my children really engaged, They did like the angry duck in this one and how he kept popping up, They also liked to make the different faces, but some of them, like the "sweetly amused pig" or the "contented frog" were a bit over their heads to really understand.
Still, a Boynton is not without merit, Clever animals exemplify a wide range of emotions in this hilarious story about different feelings, Young readers are sure to giggle as interactive text asks them if they are or Maybe they're or A tour de force and a reckoning.
It comes off as informative and entertaining without being overly preachy, The book forces you to examine yourself and come to terms with what you find, Make some time because you will find yourself riveted to the pages and drawn into the narrative until its inevitable conclusion.
I love the message this book delivers we all have bad days, but don't worry, they won't last forever, and you are always loved.
Good illustrations and art combine with a good, simple story appropriately pitched for the age group to produce a book as engaging as it is a little deeper than a typical, surface kids book could be.
The use of different words to describe and animals to have the different emotions works well, and there is something for older readers to takeaway too, that to have different feelings is ok and extending far beyond the books scope or even intended point, that having friends around, especially closer friends, to share positive and nonpositive feelings is good and being longterm isolated is generally not good.
The narrator asks the reader how s/he is feeling using different animals to portray different moods.


This board book introduces young readers to different emotions, which helps teach emotional

awareness, Emotional awareness enables children to identify and express their emotions and is a necessary building block for learning emotional selfregulation.
Note: this is not my review but the review of my daughter who can't have her own goodreads but does love herself a book! Therefore I will be writing them for her.
She is currentlymonths old,

Baby would rather give thisstars, but mom laughs so much at the ending every time that this can't help but laugh too! Therefore,all around.
We loved this one. Plus it's a great book for validating ones emotions, Mom especially enjoyed the duck, A great book about how all feelings are ok and the importance of friends! Wonderful message, I almost cried the first time I read this because it's so gentle and perfect, A book of moods, Boynton reminds the reader the parent as much as the child, maybe it's the parent who needs to hear this more that a lot of people love you and will help you during tough times and a difficult mood is not here to stay.
Every parent needs this! Sandra Keith Boynton is a popular American humorist, songwriter, childrens author and illustrator.
Boynton has written and illustrated than forty books for both children and adults, as well as over four thousand greeting cards, and four music albums.
Although she does not license her characters to be redrawn or adapted, she has herself designedfor various companiescalendars, wallpaper, bedding, stationery, paper goods, clothing, jewelry, and plush toys.
Wikipedia Sandra Keith Boynton is a popular American humorist, songwriter, children's author and illustrator, Boynton has written and illustrated than forty books for both children and adults, as well as over four thousand greeting cards, and four music albums.
Although she does not license her characters to be redrawn or adapted, she has herself designedfor various companiescalendars, wallpaper, bedding, stationery, paper goods, clothing, jewelry, and plush toys.
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