Close your eyes. Visualize a two-year-old--a red-faced, eyes scrunched, open mouthed, shrieking two-year-old. Filled with warm fuzzies, yet? David Elliott has captured the absolute primal drama of a tantrum in all its volcanic glory pitted against the absolute helplessness of the beleaguered parents. The swirling illustrations are fantastic in their recreation of cosmic chaos and the sparse text is explosively descriptive: "He Screams. Look out! Avalanche!"Whether that special boundary-stretching toddler in your life is grinning up at you with an angelic twinkle in his eye, or whether his eyes are puffy and swollen from the aftermath of the storm, Finn Throws a Fit! will resonate with anyone who lives or works with children.
Crackling with enough electrical energy to power the proverbial city block, the dynmaic vocabulary makes this book a memorable read and provides a welcomed gateway for communication between adult and child.
~MightyM
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