The Art of the Tantrum

No one does cranky with quite as much panache as the French. Two picture books about bad moods, both written by Francophone authors and offered in English translations for the first time, demonstrate what may be the secret. Both take an approach that many parents struggle to master: The less you fight it, the more likely it is that irritability will give way on its own to something else — sometimes, even something charming.

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