Vail, Rachel. Sometimes I'm Bombaloo. New York: Scholastic, 2002.
Katie is a good little girl who sometimes has a difficult time controlling her temper. When, despite her best efforts, she loses control; she is not really Katie anymore. She is Bombaloo. Simply, in her own words, Katie tells how she "shows her teeth and makes fierce noises." Her "face scrunches tight like a monter's" and she wants to "smash stuff." Children in preschool and kindergarten will identify with Katie who sometimes becomes so angry she scares herself. Yumi Heo's mixed media illustrations made up of circles, angles, and bright colors help to tell Katie's story and the large, two-page-spread of a tiny Katie, sad and frightened, against a totally black background, contemplating how destructive anger can be, will speak volumes to both children and parents.
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