*Petey and the Tiny Troll: A Tale of Taming Temper - Calming Down Toddler Emotions – in a Magical Picture Book Story!* by Shea Peterson is a delightful and engaging book designed specifically for young children. The illustrations are bright and cartoonish, using a fun color palette that is sure to catch the attention of toddlers. The rhyming text is simple, whimsical, and perfectly suited to its audience.

The story follows Petey, a small boy who becomes upset when a mischievous troll shows up and causes trouble. Petey’s mom reassures him that it is okay to feel angry and offers a calming strategy to help him manage his emotions. After that, Petey learns to calm himself whenever the angry troll appears again. I love the book’s message about recognizing feelings and finding healthy ways to cope. The added counting activity and a QR code linking to a "Single Mom’s Busy Day Survival Kit" provide thoughtful extras. I would give this book 5 out of 5 stars and enthusiastically recommend it to parents of toddlers looking for a gentle way to teach emotional regulation. I received an advanced reader copy from NetGalley and BooksGoSocial.

The little pink troll was super cute and I think the kids I babysit would love this book. Thank you for the “Read Now” title.

This book is such a fun little read and tool for kids and parents to talk about how sometimes things happen and we have big angry feelings about it but that's ok! Instead of making the anger a part of you, it describes it as a little troll and shares methods (counting to 5) to help calm that anger inside until eventually it goes away all together! It is a good, easy, and fun read that keeps you engaged. The illustrations are just so cute as well!

A cute little story on learning how to manage our emotions in a healthy way and teaching our children to do the same.

I highly value books that teach social emotional intelligence. I appreciate this book shows the main character trying out his new skills and the extra resources in the back. The rhyming is cute. Overall the troll is a little weird and strangely makes the main character not take full responsibility for his feelings. I would not recommend.

This is a cute rhyming story about Petey. When Petey gets mad an imaginary tiny troll comes out with blue boots. With the help of Mom he learns to control his anger. I really thought the strategy used in the book was perfect for a young child. I found the mischievous troll to be funny and a good image for anger. The illustrations are colorful and will hold a child’s attention. I recommend this book for children 2 and up.

This book seemed developmentally appropriate for ages 2 -5. The illustrations were alright and featured bright colors and a vaguely interpretive style. I love a good rhyming text for this age range, but the rhymes made some of the text come across as awkward and unnatural, i.e. When the mom says to the boy “Why do you cry?”
I also thought the ultimate message that using a coping strategy will make your anger go away forever, might not be the most realistic message for a child.

"We all have a small angry troll that's inside. Sometimes we can't calm him or tell him to hide. He creeps out and takes over, and then he has the say! But, I promise, it does not have to be that way."

This was a cute book with simple and engaging illustrations to help kids understand what happens when they get really angry and how they can tame their temper in kid friendly language. Petey's tiny troll does resemble Poppy the troll which is so opposite of her personality but it may help to keep kids engaged.

Thank you BooksGoSocial, Shea Peterson and NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions expressed are my own.