The Bad Mood and the Stick

from wcs53

This is the kind of book I enjoyed reading to my children many years ago before they became the teenagers they are today. I really liked the illustrations and the story wasn't too bad either, although it was hard to see it through the eyes of those that it was written for. There were a couple of ...

from SheilaCornelisse

This is a cute short tale about how our moods can affect others. Predictable but a good read-aloud for young children. Recommended.

from LiteraryChanteuse

Great story that develops in a way that is not exactly how you expect. The illustrations definitely compliment the story, while adding a little bit more to each scene. There is a lot of opportunity for discussion regarding what other characters are up to through out the book as well. I received t...

from laVermeer

Curly is in a bad mood. She wants ice cream, but her mother says no. Curly throws away the stick she has been using to tease her young brother, and the bad mood hops to Curly's mother, setting in motion a long and improbable chain of events that ends quirkily but happily — and implicates the read...

from paeonia

For Early Reviewers. This is a book that can be read many times, and be rewarding each time. The bad mood of the title is a surprisingly bright little cloud that drifts from one character to another, and like a cloud it does not linger. It flits from character to character (and as the narrator po...