Catalog

Record Details

Catalog Search



Chill Chomp chill!  Cover Image Book Book

Chill Chomp chill! / by Chris Ayala-Kronos ; illustrated by Paco Sordo.

Ayala-Kronos, Chris, (author.). Sordo, Paco, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Going through tough and relatable preschool experiences, Chomp the T. rex learns how to use mindfulness as a tool to better understand his emotions, in this picture book that helps children manage their feelings in sticky situations.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780358410980
  • ISBN: 0358410983
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2021]
Subject: Tyrannosaurus rex > Juvenile fiction.
Dinosaurs > Juvenile fiction.
Emotions > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Picture books.

Available copies

  • 9 of 13 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 13 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
North Kansas City Public Library JE AYA (Text) 0001002468773 JUV Easy Checked out 05/16/2024

Loading Recommendations...

Syndetic Solutions - Kirkus Review for ISBN Number 9780358410980
Chill, Chomp, Chill!
Chill, Chomp, Chill!
by Ayala-Kronos, Chris; Sordo, Paco (Illustrator)
Rate this title:
vote data
Click an element below to view details:

Kirkus Review

Chill, Chomp, Chill!

Kirkus Reviews


Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Dinosaur preschoolers demonstrate compromise, anger management, and other socialization skills. What should little Chomp do when classmate Camara takes the last purple building block? When Rio puts party invitations into every cubby except his? Or, at last, when he beats everyone back inside after recess and finds snacks laid out? For each scenario Ayala-Kronos poses rhetorical questions--"Should Chomp ROAR? Should Chomp STOMP? Should Chomp…CHOMP?"--then offers the titular strategy. It turns out to be savvy counsel, as Sordo demonstrates in his simply drawn cartoons by following scenes of the overalls-clad Chomp acting out with more-harmonious alternative views: of smiling dinos using the purple block to link their two constructions, of Rio personally delivering an extra-special invitation with a hug, and like cozy outcomes. It all culminates in a final observation that sometimes a CHOMP! is the right move (so long as there's enough for everyone). In both concept and the styling of the title character, this book can't help comparison with Bob Shea's Dinosaur Vs. series, but it's considerably tamer. And as prehistoric guides to better behavior go, the droll and venerable How Do Dinosaurs… series from Jane Yolen and Mark Teague offers a far broader set of prescriptions, but younger beastlings may be tempted to give this a nibble. A bouncy song based on the story (written and performed by Jonathan Dean) is available for free from the publisher's website. (This book was reviewed digitally.) Unapologetically agenda driven, but the behavioral advice is valid enough. (Picture book. 3-6) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.


Additional Resources