Book Spotlight sponsored* by Charles Anderson
The Children’s Book Review
Tam Tam Gets Mad is a wonderfully enjoyable book about how young children relate to their world.
About the Book
Tam Tam Gets Mad
Written by Charles Anderson
Illustrated by Bela Arga
Ages 6-8 | 30 Pages
Publisher: Epicycle Media, Inc | ISBN-13: 978-1667845661
Publisher’s Book Summary: Tam Tam gets woken up by a bad dream. Startled by the nightmare, he falls out of bed and bumps his head. Frustrated by his feelings after the dream and thinking he shouldn’t be afraid of something like that, Tam Tam turns his fear into anger. His anger makes him lose control of his behavior and he is mean to his mother and his best friend, Mellie.
In his second-grade classroom, instead of taking part in one of his favorite activities, Tam Tam sits brooding in his chair until Mellie asks him to participate. This sets him off and forces Mr. Knightly, their teacher, to intervene. Mr. Knightly acknowledges that Tam Tam is not in a good mood and asks him to talk to Mellie – who is a great help. Tam Tam returns to the group activity, everyone has a great time, and Tam Tam makes it up to his mother.
Filled with real-life examples of feelings and emotions, readers will find themselves empathizing with Tam Tam and Mellie. This story would make a great read-aloud in a classroom or home setting—anytime big feelings are involved.
The Children’s Book Review
About the Author
Charles Anderson lives and works in the East Bay of San Francisco. A California native, he started writing stories at an early age. They were often filled with adventure and humor. Charles entered college to become an accountant but changed course halfway through – opting to pursue his first passion: theatre arts. While his life/career paths led in different directions, he continued to tell stories—sometimes as a songwriter, other times as a playwright, and later in film. When he isn’t working on his next book/song/play/screenplay, Anderson is a freelance photographer, videographer, and, most recently, substitute teacher in his wife’s school district.
For more information, visit https://tamtamsworld.com/.
About the Illustrator
Bela Arga lives in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, where he attended the Indonesia Institute of The Arts of Yogyakarta. He has loved drawing most of his life and has been illustrating books since 2019. Bela’s specialty is now illustrating children’s books, which he does as a full-time freelancer.
122 Comments
Offers a compelling lesson about feelings and how to do deal with them.
intriguing
Six year old Dallas would love this book.
Sounds like a fun book to help young kids manage their emotions.
seems like a great book to read with a child and discuss it afterwards. Especially if that child feels like Tam does.
I’d love to win, as I’d love to read this with my 4 grandchildren.
this really sounds like a good learning book and zay would learn from it
Such a good book for children to learn and understand more about their feelings and the reaction they can cause. Great for the classroom.
Sounds like the book will teach good lessons!
This book sounds interesting.
My baby boy would totally adore this cute book and seems to give a great lesson. Thanks for the chance
All kids get mad it would be fun for zay to read about that
As a former teacher and now tudor to several students they will be able to relate to that I would love to display on top of my bookshelf for the kids to pick and how they feel that day!
I would love to win it for my grand children. I think it would be good for them.
Tam Tam sounds like a good book.
Tam Tam looks very cute!
all kids get mad it would be good for zay to read about it
It’s good for kids to learn to control strong feelings!
Seems like this book teaches a good life lesson.
Do you have any advice for new writers?
zay would learn about others getting bad
Sounds interesting
A good guide for adults too!
This book sounds interesting for my grandson.
all kids get mad and it would be fun for zay to read about it
A good lesson to learn.
Because I like the name Tam Tam!
I have saw great niece mad before but I don’t think she has ever noticed any other mad kids …….. this would be a good learning tool
I would love to win this book for my grandson.
I want to know what Tam Tam’s nightmare was about!
An interesting book.
this would be a fun read for zay to learn ever body sometimes gets mad
I’d like to know how young children relate to their world!!
A cool book with a good lesson.
I like the illustrations!
all kids get mad its good for them learn there are others that are mad
This book teaches a good life lesson
I wonder what Tam Tam does when he gets mad?
Looks like a supportive book for kids who experience strong emotions. (And they all do.)
a book that zay will learn from that there is always people that are mad
A good book for my grandson to learn a lesson with.
It would be neat to have an audio recording of the author reading the book!
all kids get mad this sound like a good learning book for zay
Love this! I feel it’s important for children to know/understand their emotions (when appropriate), especially anger. Thanks for this chance.
A compelling lesson to be learned from this book.
Will Mellie forgive him?
Its always fun for kids to learn they are not the only ones that get mad
Would like to read this book with my grandson.
a good lesson for zay to learn about feeling and what makes you mad
Would be good for my niece to know how to manage big feelings!
This book gives a good lesson on how to deal with your feelings and emotions.
I’m curious about how the teacher deals with the situation!
a lesson learned in a fun way will be rememberedd
An interesting book that has a good lesson to learn.
I am looking forward to enjoying the illustrations!
a good fun learning book for zay
Seems like a good book with a great message.
An excellent book for everyone!
Anger is an emotion that we all can learn more about.
Curious to see how Mellie helps!
a good learning book for zay
A good lesson about feelings and emotions.
some good lesson for kids to learn and remember
I want to see more of the shadow pictures!