Fergal and the Bad Temper
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- $21.99
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- $21.99
Publisher Description
A young dragon must learn to control his anger in Robert Starling's Fergal and the Bad Temper, a funny picture book for fiery kids everywhere!
Fergal the dragon does not like being told what to do. It’s not fair! And when things aren’t fair, Fergal loses his temper and snorts angry fire.
He feels sorry afterward, but Fergal just can’t control his outburts!
After one really fiery day, his family and friends offer him some advice to calm down. Can this dragon learn to cool it before a temper tantrum hits?
An Imprint Book
"A useful, relatable lesson, enchantingly told." —Booklist
"Tempers will cool once kids meet Fergal." —Kirkus Reviews
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Newcomer Starling introduces Fergal, an orange dragon with big eyes and a long snout. Normally, "he's a friendly little fellow," but he gets mad when others tell him what to do, from eating greens to missing a turn. Starling's mixed-media illustrations show Fergal's fiery path of destruction as he obliterates the vegetables on his plate and incinerates a board game. When his temper leads his gentle woodland animal friends to abandon him ("It's not FAIR," he says), his lanky dragon mother shows him tough love: "Well Fergal, dinner is in the trash, Bear's pastries are burned and no one can play soccer, and that's not fair." Counting to 10 when he feels angry helps the dragon to "cool down" and make up with his friends who, he learns, also have their angry moments and coping mechanisms. Starling's deep-feeling protagonist models to readers how one can learn to express emotions while being mindful of others. Ages 3 6.
