The Chocolate-Covered-Cookie Tantrum Paperback – Picture Book, March 22, 1999

Sophie sees another child with a cookie, (and she's cranky and hungry and it's naptime) and she REALLY wants a cookie, but her mom says "no", they don't have one today, and Sophie has a tantrum, while her mom stands and listens and watches- she's there for her daughter without interfering, and when Sophie is done with her feelings, they go home, there is no judgement or shaming directed at Sophie for her "freak out", just matter-of-fact kindness. It's SO refreshing! I particularly like the message of the book which is that adults don't have to give children whatever they want or try to reason with them, distract them, etc.. They simply need to let children have their feelings about not getting what they want.

I LOVE this book!! I have used it in our day care for several years now and it has made a profound difference. I have kids who say to themselves that they will not be a red hot pepper and they try to calm themselves down. It doesn't work every time obviously, but even occasionally helps! I just don't red the last final page where Mom gives her a cookie at home. I'll let parents decide if there should be a reward or not.

When my own kids were younger it was one of our favorite books to check out from our local library. This was a gift for my 3 year old niece. She was attentive when I read it to her and enjoyed too.

I really disliked this book. Sophie freaks out bc she's wants a cookie and acts poorly and in the end she gets a cookie. Didn't like the lesson it was showing my son that it's ok to freak the F out bc you didn't get what you wanted and then are rewarded for your bad behavior by getting the cookie. I think it's nice they show a child showing their emotions since my kids also freaks like that from time to time; however, I wish they would have ended it differently by somehow showing poor behavior does not get you what you want but good behavior does.

preK class loves it! Homework was to draw their happy and mad faces and say/ have parent write down what made them happy? what made them sad? They went to town! Drawings were wonderful, responses were great. Great book for addressing emotions, using example of the tantrum. Kids loved the mad chili pepper face!

I love this book and intentionally bought an inexpensive version of this book so that I wouldn't be sad when my students, but I was really surprised when the book popped off from the binding while in a large group reading, I am not complaining and will just fix it with book tape; I just wanted you to know. This seller was still great and got this book very speedily.

This story illustrates the very common tantrum we see in most children . The story depicts a child seeing something he/she can not have and acts out accordingly in a very dramatic scene.The pictures help with the true understanding of what the child and adult actually go through during a set back of this nature.

This book works great when my daughter decides that she wants to throw a tantrum over something. It really helps her to understand that she not always going to get what she wants and that throwing a tantrum wont work. Great book

My son loves it, it helps him know others go through bug feelings too.

My three-and-a-half-year-old loves this book and asks for it to be read again and again!