Le Grand Défi de la Récré de Hammerhead

The conflict resolution scenarios actually got my kid talking about stuff that happened at school, which never happens with other books. I love that it’s so focused on emotional regulation without feeling preachy.

The scenarios in this book are so realistic that my kids started acting them out at the dinner table to solve a sibling argument. The way it breaks down emotional-regulation into simple steps has genuinely changed how they talk to each other after a fight.

The recess conflict scenarios actually got my seven-year-old talking about how she handles playground disagreements—she’s started using the phrases from the book on her own. Emotional-regulation is a tough sell for kids, but the comic-style lessons held her attention way longer than I expected.