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Having a Bad Day
The following list contains stories about Having a Bad Day. The books range in age from Preschool level (age 1-3) to grade 8 (age 14). Links to sources for purchase may be found by clicking on each title or may readily be acquired through your local library. Additionally, several of the titles may be found in read-aloud form on YouTube or other video sharing platforms.
Pre-K - Kindergarten
A Good Day
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Angry Cookie
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Giraffes Can't Dance
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Grumpy Bird
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Grumpy Pants
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Hooray for Hat
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How Do Dinosaurs Say I’M MAD
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Llama Llama Mad at Mama
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Mouse Was Mad
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No, David!
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The Angry Dragon
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The Grouchy Ladybug
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The Grumpy Monkey
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The Pout-Pout Fish
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Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day
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When I’m Feeling Angry
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When Miles Got Mad
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When Sophie Gets Angry—Really, Really Angry...
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Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
A Bad Case of Stripes
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Ahn’s Anger
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
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Alicia Has a Bad Day
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Allie All Along
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Big Bad Mood
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But It's Not My Fault!
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Crankenstein
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Even Superheroes Have Bad Days
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Grumpy Duck
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I Hate Everything!: A Book About Feeling Angry
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Kevin the Unicorn: It’s Not All Rainbows
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Maya Was Grumpy
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Mean Soup
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My Big Shouting Day
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Nina in That Makes Me Mad!
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Ravi's Roar
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Rodney Loses It!
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That's What Leprechauns Do
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The Bad Mood and the Stick
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The Bad Seed
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The Day the Crayons Quit
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The Jelly Donut Difference: Sharing Kindness with the World
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The Red Tree
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The Worst Day of My Life Ever!
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Today I’m a Monster
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What Are You So Grumpy About?
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2nd Grade - 4th Grade
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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Ode to a Bad Day
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The Bad Beginning
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The Hundred Dresses
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The Lemonade War
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The World's Worst Children
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The Worst Best Day Ever
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4th Grade - 6th Grade
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
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Fish in a Tree
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Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
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Out of My Mind
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Saturdays at Sea
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Smile
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The Boy Who Lost His Face
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The Great Shelby Holmes
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The Last Kids on Earth
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The School for Good and Evil
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The War That Saved My Life
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Wonder
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