Cully

Cully is a five-year-old boy who has been inside all day because of the wet and cold weather. He sees his new bike leaning against the garage wall and he becomes impatient to go and ride it. However, his mother says he cant because it is raining and cold so Cully throws a tantrum hoping to persuade his mother to change her mind. Cully then experiences a range of emotions throughout the course of the tantrum. There are suggestions for educators to guide children through Cullys experience and identify themselves in similar situations. Cullys Tantrum simply explores the power children can gain by identifying and understanding their emotions.

This is the sixth book in the Cully series. Cully goes to visit his grandmother and sees a lemon meringue pie on the table. Lemon meringue is his very favourite. While his grandmother is distracted on the phone he sticks his finger into it and licks. Then he is so excited that he eats more and more of the pie. Suddenly Granno is beside him and the feels awful. This story explores the range of emotions Cully feels from remorseful to relieve as he and his grandmother resolved this problem. There are further suggestions for educators to guide children through Cully's experience and identify themselves in similar situations. Cully and the Lemon Meringue Pie simply explores the power children can gain by identifying and understanding their emotions.