Mad at Dad

Written and Illustrated by Janie Hao

Who hasn’t been mad at Dad? This is a perfect book about how a child who loses their temper can suddenly feel sad as well. Having emotions is confusing for littles and kinda scary. She loses her temper and starts feeling scared and frustrated. She doesn’t know how to handle those emotions and her dad comes in to calm her down. She discovers she can be mad at him and still love him and reach out to him when she needs to. This is a great book to read to a child, but not a book for a library setting because a lot of the pages fold out.

Reviewed by Christie Haslam, Librarian, Gearld Wright Elementary
Review shared in September 2024
Rating: ★★★★✩ (4 stars)
Interest Level: Grades K-3

Mad at Dad
Written and Illustrated by Janie Hao
Kids Can Press
32 pages
Release Date: October 1, 2024
ISBN: 9781525310263
A review copy was provided by the publisher.