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katebrarian's review against another edition
2.0
This book is weird. And kind of tone deaf. And it probably doesn't help that I remember Snicket for his racist joke about [a: Jacqueline Woodson|74640|Jacqueline Woodson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1327352477p2/74640.jpg]. So, mom is in a bad mood because her daughter poked her son with a stick, but her bad mood leaves her when she watches a man fall into the mud and it makes her laugh. It's not even like she's laughing while going to help him up - she sees him fall, laughs, and then her and kids walk on. So maybe it's not surprising that her daughter's cheered by hurting her brother? Anyway, the man then grumps his way over to sexually harassing the owner of the dry cleaner's but he's so good-looking in his tighty-whities that despite her telling him to keep his damn pants on in her place of business they get married. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
Matt Forsythe's illustrations are just darling, though.
Matt Forsythe's illustrations are just darling, though.
rachel_from_avid_bookshop's review against another edition
5.0
How easily do bad moods flip your entire day? How hard is it to communicate to children (or adults, for that matter) that you aren't powerless when it comes to dark thoughts in your head? THE BAD MOOD AND THE STICK is weird and wonderful and a new book in my toolbox to teach children about mindfulness and feelings.
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