I was skeptical when I read this to myself at work. I thought, "This is awfully dramatic. Won't my children be scared if I tell them tantrums can result in floods and storms?" I wasn't sure if they'd get the metaphor. Then I went home to my own Finn, who was in a monster mood. He threw a terrific and very dramatic, very long fit. So I joined him on the floor and told him about this book I read. "In this book, there's a boy named Finn, just like you. He is so mad. So super mad that he yells and his loud yelling makes the house shake. Does that sound like a book you would like to read? The Finn in the book is sad. He's so sad that he cries so many tears and floods the floor of the house. Can you imagine! The floor all wet with tears." And my own Finn stops yelling and starts to pay attention! He wants to hear more about the book-Finn.And so, this book has won me over. All the stars. David Elliott and Timothy Basil did a fantastic job telling and illustrating a young boy’s emotional day. Finn normally enjoys peaches, but for whatever reason one day he refuses to eat one. He throws the biggest fit in history; this fit is beautifully and very literally illustrated by the talented Timothy Basil. This would be a exciting story to share with your children, especially if they themselves are a touch overdramatic.
What do You think about Finn Tobt! (2011)?
Great book, fantastic art. Kids and their parents will like it.
—Pigs134
love it. great vocab.AMAZING illustrations.just yes.
—btdta23
