Meltdown!

PreS-K—Roxy the rabbit has loads of energy. She bounces up and down when getting dressed, and she can barely sit still in her stroller. "WHEEEEEE!" she says as she and her mother enter the grocery store. Her mother is patient when Roxy tries to "help," but you can almost hear her mother's voice get louder as she reminds Roxy not to squeeze the bags, throw the bread, or roll the cans. These are funny moments but nothing compared to the hilarity in the dialogue and colored pencil and pen illustrations when the pig cake goes into the cart. Seeing Roxy plunge headfirst into the shopping cart while screaming, "GIVE ME THE PIGGY CAKE NOW!" will guarantee laughter from any group of parents and children. Murphy doesn't forget to include the embarrassment on Roxy's mom's face and the horrified looks from onlookers, either. Tantrums happen, but somehow they are easier to deal with and better to laugh about and talk about in a book.