oh such a lovely story. A brilliant one to read alongside my girls and they loved the storyline and the characters, Arthur is fabulous and loveable and completely relateable.

Arthur struggles with big feelings and when it all gets a bit too much for him, he runs away. All the way to the end of the garden!

A great book for little ones to be be able to think about and discuss more complex emotions.

Sophy Henns illustrations are beautiful, the dark rich colours are really quite unusual!

When Arthur runs away into the garden, his feelings take him somewhere else entirely! After a trip through a forest with some new friends, can Arthur learn that some things are more fun than feeling cross?

An adorable book about big feelings, and what to do when anger feels overwhelming, and everything seems to be going wrong.

Sophy Henn's illustrations are always so special. This picture book is full of colour and fun, and will brighten even the crossest of moods.

I can think of a lot of circumstances where this picture book would be really useful to have on hand! It's also lots of fun to read too.

Arthur struggles with his emotions and as result, he vents his frustrations by running away (to the end of the garden).. When he decides to return, his imagination flourishes and with the help of many an interesting animal, he changes the negative feelings into a positive experience. I read this book with my 4 and 7 year olds and had many discussions about feelings and how we react to them. We also discussed the notion of running away and discussed safe places and avenues to seek help. I would recommend this book beautifully illustrated book for foundation stage and Key Stage 1 children as it can be used to discuss emotions and actions as well as being an example of a character using his wonderful imagination!

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this story and I can see it creating lots of laughter and movement from its audience. The start when little Arthur was having a bit of a tantrum did make me giggle to myself. I could very easily picture it. I particularly enjoyed how, as he met each animal who themselves were having a terrible time and expressing that. Then how it turns from a negative huff or stomp to a more positive song and dance. Resulting in Arthur’s ‘worse day ever’ actually turning out to be good. It’s a nice little message for the children to see that sometimes things aren’t as bad as it seems.

I believe this story can be enjoyed by children as young as 2/3 years old. It can be used in an interactive way, where the children are encouraged to move around and make noises along with Arthur and his new friends, which will no doubt be met with an eruption of giggles.

The illustrations are fun, with bright, bold colours, that are inviting and amusing. I like the use of colour for the background of the pages. The characters are expressive and it is clear the movements and actions they are making on the pages.

I work in a toddler room with children aged 2-3 years old and this is a book I can see them enjoying and returning to regularly as both to listen to and to browse through themselves. Along with the children of the preschool room, who are aged 3-5 years.

A lovely picture book about a boy who is in a really bad mood and how his mood and day are improved.
A good stimulus for discussion about feelings and actions in consequence.
The pictures are also brilliant and very eye-catching.

I really enjoyed this book. The colours and illustrations first drew the front cover to me and when I read inside I was not disappointed.

It began with a young boy in a very bad mood, which I thought would be a good discussion with children who could relate and make connections with this. Then it could be used to discuss turning your bad feelings such as anger, sadness, upset into good feelings by doing fun things to blow off and feel better! I could imagine a class acting out the book or joining in with the actions such as yodelling! Brilliant!

I always do love Sophie Henn's style and humour so I was incredibly curious about this new picture book - it started off as something we've seen before (a boy with a tantrum!) but the actual story was indeed heart warming and original. I liked the idea of turning your Bad Feelings into something happy and creative until you're feeling better and doing something you like. It's a very positive attitude and a great fun message for kids - thinking of a possible storytime with this book, it'll be so fun to do all the huffing and puffing and yodeling!

I would absolutely recommend it to parents and booksellers alike.

I think my two year old (and I'm sure lots of other toddlers) can relate to Arthur stamping and stomping at the beginning of this book
Arthur decides to run away because he is having such a bad day but whilst he's away (in the garden) he meets a bear, a lion and an elephant. Arthur decides he prefers singing and dancing to stamping and stomping and soon his worst day ever turns into his bed day ever!
This is a great book to help young children learn to talk about all the strong emotions and feelings they have and some ways to overcome them! There are lovely illustrations throughout too.. A great book to share at home or in an early years setting.

The Best Worst Day Ever is the story of Arthur who gets very angry and frustrated and runs away to the bottom of the garden. On his way back home, he has adventures with a bear, a lion and an elephant so it turns into a great day. My children enjoyed this book and could identify with a Arthur’s feelings. The illustrations and colour palette of the illustrations are gorgeous.

The Best Worst Day Ever is a fun story. I can see it helping frustrated children (and also adults). I like the illustrations, the characters and the colour palette.