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Sometimes I Just WON'T
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See moreBig or small, sometimes we ALL need to feel in charge – a second hilarious and helpful book on child emotions, from the bestselling creators of Sometimes I am FURIOUS
Big or small, sometimes we ALL need to feel in charge - a second hilarious and helpful book on child emotions, from the bestselling creators of Sometimes I am FURIOUS
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Sometimes I Just WON'T is a hilarious and helpful book about the ever-changing moods of small children, from top picture book pairing, Timothy Knapman and Joe Berger.
Being a toddler is an emotional rollercoaster. Some days you want to put your coat on, you don't mind sharing, and you can't wait to have your bath. There are days when you're the first to slide down the biggest slide or join in with everyone else. But some days, you just WON'T! And sometimes that's OK. But, with a little kindness and encouragement, you might find that something you don't want to do can become something you love to do!
A comic look at child autonomy and how to navigate strong emotions. An essential read for all young children - and their adults - because, big or small, sometimes we ALL need to feel in charge. With bouncing rhythmic text and lively, graphic illustrations, this is a brilliant follow-up to Sometimes I am Furious, a Sunday Times Book of the Year 2021!
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ISBN: 9781509848607
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 August 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Joe Berger
Audience: General / adult, Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 4.0mm
Width: 223.0mm
Height: 279.0mm
Weight: 194g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Timothy Knapman is an established and successful children's book author, working across publishers and age ranges. He also writes songs, musicals, plays and operas. His books include the bestselling Dinosaurs in the Supermarket, Eleanor's Eyebrows and Mungo and the Picture Book Pirates. His books have been translated into over fifteen languages and have been read on CBeebies Bedtime Stories by Hugh Bonneville, Dennis Lawson, Adrian Lester, Harriet Walter, Tanni Grey-Thompson and many others. Joe Berger, the illustrator of Hubble Bubble, Granny Trouble and the Superhero series is a children's author, illustrator and cartoonist who also makes the occasional award-winning animated short film and title-sequence. He is co-creator of the Berger & Wyse cartoons, which featured weekly in the Guardian weekend magazine for eighteen years and has illustrated numerous books, inside and out, for children and grown-ups. Joe lives in Bristol with his wife, three daughters, two cats and a small dog.
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