Joseph Theobald

Marvin gets mad is a wonderful story about how our appearance and actions can vastly change when we become upset. This is also a wonderful book to bring a child through a calm-down stage finding a place to be their "cave" within their classroom or home.

Marvin does not think he is as good as the other sheep in his flock, he tells his friend Molly, so he decides to eat and eat and eat some more to try and get bigger and faster than the other sheep. Eventually he eats the whole world, gets lonely, and regurgitates the world back up a little bit mixed up but none the worse for wear. A funny tale about accepting oneself that is good for storytime or one-on-one read-aloud with simple cartoon illustrations in bold colors.

Tag für Tag spielen die Schafe fröhlich auf der Weide. Nur Marvin ist nicht wirklich glücklich. Er findet es ungerecht, dass er so klein ist. Deshalb beschließt er, einfach ein bisschen mehr zu essen. Und es funktioniert, er wird größer und größer. Doch je größer er wird, desto mehr will er. Bis er eines Tages etwas zu weit geht ...