AsweetandtouchingexplorationofthescarinessofBIGfeelingsandovercomingthepressurestodoeverything“justright,“inthiscompaniontitletobestsellingpicturebookSometimesI’mBombaloo.KatieHonorsisareallynicekid.Butthere’sonelittlesecretthatsometimesmakesherfeelnot-so-nicedeepinside:herlittlebrother,Chuck.Katielovesherbrotherandworkshardtobetheperfectbigsisterbutitcanbehard.Chuckcansometimesbejustsoickyandmessy.SometimesitmakesKatiesecretlywishshehadatrampolineoratreehouseoragiraffeinsteadofabrother.Whenalltheseemotionsbubbleuptothesurface,Katiecannolongergrumblesquinchthemdown.Sheexplodes,butshealsolearnsanimportantlesson:thatthere’sroomforALLofherfeelings,eventhescaryones.SometimesIGrumblesquinchmasterfullyexploresthepressurechildrenoftenfeeltobeperfectallthetimeandhelpsthemrealizethatit’sokaytosharefrustrating,andattimes,not-so-nicethoughtsandseekcomfortfromadultstohelpthemmanagethosefeelings.Thisstoryexploreskeysocialemotionalskillsthatkidsneedtonavigatecomplicatedfeelings,andwilllivealongsidebestsellerslikeWhenSophieGetsReallyReallyAngryandHowDoDinosaursSayI’mMad.Onceagain,RachelVailtapsintouniversalchildhoodexperiencesthatareoftenleftunexplored,anddoessowithsensitivity,humor,andrespectforthewiderangeofemotionskidsfacetoday.
