Sometimes I'm Bombaloo by Rachel Vail, illustrated by Yumi Heo
Sometimes I'm Bombaloo is a superb book that almost any child will be able to identify with immediately. It is the story of Katie Honors who most of the time is a pleasant girl, but sometimes Katie loses her temper and turns into the mean and crazy Bombaloo. Imagine if you will a young female Hulk!
This is a great book for young children and older children who are learning to deal with their emotions. Katie learns the consequences of her actions but she also learns that her feelings are part of her that she must learn to understand. She also learns that her family will always love her even if she does occasionally turn into Bombaloo.
The story is fantastic, but Yumi Heo's illustrations turn this book into something extra special. The colorful drawings that explode and fill the page are amazing. The drawings capture the changing moods perfectly.
I have shared this book with library read-alouds with pre-school aged children and with second and third graders in elementary schools----and both groups, boys and girls, immediately connect with this story. All children have those scary bad moods that even manage to scare themselves. They like this story because it lets them know that it happens to everyone.
I look forward to seeing more books created by Rachel Vail and Yumi Heo. This book is a definite big thumbs up.
Keywords: emotions, anger, fear, siblings, family, love
Lesson ideas: This would be a great book to use for a health class for introducing the topic of emotions.
This is a great book for young children and older children who are learning to deal with their emotions. Katie learns the consequences of her actions but she also learns that her feelings are part of her that she must learn to understand. She also learns that her family will always love her even if she does occasionally turn into Bombaloo.
The story is fantastic, but Yumi Heo's illustrations turn this book into something extra special. The colorful drawings that explode and fill the page are amazing. The drawings capture the changing moods perfectly.
I have shared this book with library read-alouds with pre-school aged children and with second and third graders in elementary schools----and both groups, boys and girls, immediately connect with this story. All children have those scary bad moods that even manage to scare themselves. They like this story because it lets them know that it happens to everyone.
I look forward to seeing more books created by Rachel Vail and Yumi Heo. This book is a definite big thumbs up.
Keywords: emotions, anger, fear, siblings, family, love
Lesson ideas: This would be a great book to use for a health class for introducing the topic of emotions.
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