Eddy Meets The Angry And Lets It Pass: A Beautifully Hand Illustrated Story Book About Big Feelings, Patience Learning To Stay Calm, Ages 3-6

Every parent knows the moment. Nothing bad has happened, and then everything is too much all at once.On the windiest day of the year, Eddy the little pug sets off to walk all the way to the top of the hill. An old Highland cow walks beside him, chewing, saying nothing at all.The wind flips his ears over his eyes. Eddy shakes it off.It pushes him three steps forward and two steps back. He shakes it off again.It blows a seed up his nose. It takes his voice away so nobody hears him. It finds him behind the rock where he is hiding.Not one of these things is big enough to matter. Eddy shakes each one off, and off, and off again.Until he doesn't.A STORY ABOUT THE KIND OF ANGER SMALL CHILDREN ACTUALLY HAVENot anger at something. The kind that piles up quietly out of a hundred tiny things across a long day, arrives faster than anyone can think, and lands on whoever happens to be standing closest. Usually the person who has been kindest.This book does not tell children to stop feeling it. It shows them, gently and without a lecture, that the feeling ends on its own, and that the people who love us are still there when it does.THIS IS A STORY, NOT A SET OF EXERCISESThere are no breathing techniques here and no steps to follow. Just a small dog having a very long day, an old cow who never moves, and the quiet discovery that the hot feeling always passes.WHAT'S INSIDEThirty pages of warm, hand illustrated artwork in a rich painterly style, made to be looked at again and again. A repeating line that children join in with by the third page. A hidden detail on every single spread for young readers to find on the second and third reading. And a quiet ending that lets the story land without ever explaining itself.PERFECT FORBedtime reading with children aged 3 to 6 Big feelings, tantrums, frustration and learning to wait Preschool, nursery and reception classrooms Social emotional learning at home Read aloud sessions and story time Gifting to any small person who has ever had a very long dayBrave doesn't mean never getting angry. It means waiting for the angry to go away.ABOUT THE BRAVE TALES SERIESEvery Brave Tale follows Eddy, a small black pug with a red collar, through one big feeling. Each book stands completely on its own, and each one ends with the same promise, said a different way.Book One: Eddy And His Brave Adventure Into The Forest Book Two: Eddy Says Sorry And Makes It Right Book Three: Eddy Shares His Best And Makes A Friend Book Four: Eddy Meets The Angry And Lets It PassWritten and illustrated by Nikhil Ahluwalia.