Bad Mood - Softcover

Moritz Petz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 073582035X ISBN 13: 9780735820357

Publisher: North-South Books, 2006

Synopsis

Badger got up one morning feeling very grumpy. "Humph!" Badger said to himself. What was the point of being in a bad mood if nobody noticed? he thought. So Badger headed out, slamming the door behind him. Badger spreads his bad mood far and wide, greeting all his friends with angry, rude remarks that put them in bad moods, too. A comical, cautionary tale for anyone who has ever gotten up on the wrong side of the bed.

About this title

About the Author:

Moritz Petz was born in Munich, Germany. Upon completion of his studies, he traveled through Italy, Denmark, and Sweden, working at various jobs along the way. His interests include street and puppet theater, chess, music, and writing. He now lives in sou

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 2–When Badger wakes up in a bad mood, he decides that everyone should know how miserable he feels. By the time he's finished his morning walk, all of the forest animals have been treated so rudely that they are in equally foul moods and annoyed with him. By this time, his mood has changed, but the others refuse to speak to him. Blackbird comes to visit, listens sympathetically to Badger's problem, and together they come up with a solution. This rather simplistic tale lacks any texture or depth and relates a fairly obvious message. These animals inhabit a forest dominated by an aqua palette and a clean horizon, dotted here and there by an occasional tree; it's a landscape as spare as the tale. Badger bears an amazing physical resemblance to the protagonist of Hiawyn Oram's Badger's Bad Mood (Scholastic, 1998), but Oram's tale has all of the texture and charm that this story lacks.–Jane Marino, Bronxville Public Library, NY
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About this edition

• Publisher: North-South Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 073582035X
• ISBN 13: 9780735820357
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Amelie Jackowski