This is a great globing that makes emotions easy for kids to relate to. I love that Mop is different from other kids in books and he struggles to embrace that but learns to in the end. Great book for my classroom!

I absolutely adored this title! I reside in a beach town, so this was right up my kid's alley in a lot of ways. Mop learns how to take the practices of surfing and apply them to the ups and downs of every day life. It is completely normal and okay to have negative feelings, and children especially struggle with how to cope with them. After Mop has a series of bad days, his mom helps me readjust his way of thinking to let the bad emotions pass him by. I really loved the morale of this story, I found the illustrations to be bright and whimsical, and the writing to be perfect for my five year olds to be able to read and follow. Highly recommended!