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A review by librariandest
Angry Cookie by Laura Dockrill
2.0
This reminded me of [b:Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day|46677|Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day|Judith Viorst|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1510014978l/46677._SX50_.jpg|1086647] at first. A grumpy cookie speaks directly to the reader, explaining all the bad things that have happened to them.
Then the story takes a turn. Cookie suddenly feels a lot better after realizing that the reader is a good friend for listening to all the complaining.
I gave this my best shot as a fun read aloud for my kid, but it came off awkward. Somehow Cookie's turn from angry to happy seemed desperate and weird to me. Now instead of being angry, Cookie is thirsty to be the reader's BFF.
In my opinion, there are much better picture books about dealing with negative emotions. [b:The Rabbit Listened|35248504|The Rabbit Listened|Cori Doerrfeld|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1501511316l/35248504._SX50_.jpg|56599297], [b:When Sophie Gets Angry -- Really, Really Angry|897680|When Sophie Gets Angry -- Really, Really Angry|Molly Bang|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1274190503l/897680._SX50_.jpg|1029777], [b:Mean Soup|1308756|Mean Soup|Betsy Everitt|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347702258l/1308756._SX50_.jpg|1298019] to name a few.
Then the story takes a turn. Cookie suddenly feels a lot better after realizing that the reader is a good friend for listening to all the complaining.
I gave this my best shot as a fun read aloud for my kid, but it came off awkward. Somehow Cookie's turn from angry to happy seemed desperate and weird to me. Now instead of being angry, Cookie is thirsty to be the reader's BFF.
In my opinion, there are much better picture books about dealing with negative emotions. [b:The Rabbit Listened|35248504|The Rabbit Listened|Cori Doerrfeld|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1501511316l/35248504._SX50_.jpg|56599297], [b:When Sophie Gets Angry -- Really, Really Angry|897680|When Sophie Gets Angry -- Really, Really Angry|Molly Bang|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1274190503l/897680._SX50_.jpg|1029777], [b:Mean Soup|1308756|Mean Soup|Betsy Everitt|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347702258l/1308756._SX50_.jpg|1298019] to name a few.