Sometimes I Just WON'T

Name: Sometimes I Just WON'T
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781509848607
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By Timothy Knapman

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Sometimes I Just WON'T is a charming and funny picture book capturing the fluctuating moods of toddlers. Some days, little ones are eager and cooperative, wearing their coats and sharing happily. Other days, they firmly refuse—because sometimes, that’s just how it is. Through rhythmic text and bold illustrations, it explores the ups and downs of childhood emotions and the delicate balance between independence and encouragement.
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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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INFORMATION

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

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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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