The Stompysaurus

The Stompysaurus by Rachel Bright, illustrated by Chris Chatterton
 
Stompysaurus wakes from a happy dream, ready for a brilliant day. Then his brother teases him, breakfast is not what he expected, and one small annoyance follows another. Before long, the stomps and roars building inside him burst out.
 
Once everything feels wrong, it can be difficult to imagine the day getting better. But a tricky start does not have to mean a stompy finish. Stompysaurus begins to pause, make space for his feelings and discover that he can choose what happens next.
 
Rachel Bright’s energetic rhyme and Chris Chatterton’s expressive illustrations capture the way frustration can grow through a succession of ordinary disappointments. The story acknowledges anger without shaming the angry child, while opening conversations about breathing, perspective, choices, repairing mistakes and starting again.
 
Reassuring, lively and emotionally perceptive, The Stompysaurus is particularly useful for children who recognise the feeling of everything becoming too much at once. It belongs to the DinoFeelings series but provides a complete standalone story.