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I Am a Tornado by Drew Beckmeyer

I Am a Tornado

Hardcover – Picture Book, May 9, 2023

Drew Beckmeyer

Atheneum Books for Young Readers · Hardcover · May 9, 2023

An emotionally unaware tornado carves a path of destruction until it picks up a very empathetic cow in this quirky and sweet picture book about compassion and navigating negative emotions from Caldecott Honor–winning author-illustrator Drew Beckmeyer.

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Who it’s for
A rampaging tornado and an empathetic cow make room for anger, listening, and a little absurdity.
Themes
Compassion, Recognizing anger, Listening
Genres
Big Feelings, Friendship, Cow Stories

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About this book

An emotionally unaware tornado carves a path of destruction until it picks up a very empathetic cow in this quirky and sweet picture book about compassion and navigating negative emotions from Caldecott Honor–winning author-illustrator Drew Beckmeyer. Tornado is on a rampage. It tosses cars and knocks over barns. Tornado is also angry, only it doesn’t know that or want to admit it. Then Tornado picks up Cow. Oh, no! Cow would like to be put down.

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Fortunately, Cow is a good listener. And sometimes Tornado just needs to be heard.

Feelings in the Funnel

A rampaging tornado and an empathetic cow make room for anger, listening, and a little absurdity.

Come here for

  • A quirky, gentle take on anger and compassion
  • Picture-book humor with an empathetic cow

Expect

  • A tornado that can’t name its own anger
  • Listening at the heart of the mayhem

Where it sits

Big Feelings79%
Cow Stories23%
Friendship23%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Cow Stories
  • Funny Stories
  • Big Feelings
Authors
Drew Beckmeyer
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published
May 9, 2023
Format
Hardcover
Theme
Compassion · Recognizing anger · Listening
Reading lane
Cow Stories