# I Am a Tornado

**Author:** Drew Beckmeyer
**Grade range:** Grades K–4
**First published:** 2023
**Page count:** 46
**Genre:** Picture Book
**ISBN-13:** `9781665916752`
**ISBN-10:** `1665916753`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/i-am-a-tornado
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

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

## Where this book is assigned

### Georgia Children's Picture Storybook Award

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade · Georgia — [source: Georgia Children's Picture Storybook Award 2025 Nominees (Grades K-4), University of Georgia Libraries](https://guides.libs.uga.edu/c.php?g=868748&p=10220605)
- **recommended** · 1st grade · Georgia — [source: Georgia Children's Picture Storybook Award 2025 Nominees (Grades K-4), University of Georgia Libraries](https://guides.libs.uga.edu/c.php?g=868748&p=10220605)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade · Georgia — [source: Georgia Children's Picture Storybook Award 2025 Nominees (Grades K-4), University of Georgia Libraries](https://guides.libs.uga.edu/c.php?g=868748&p=10220605)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Georgia — [source: Georgia Children's Picture Storybook Award 2025 Nominees (Grades K-4), University of Georgia Libraries](https://guides.libs.uga.edu/c.php?g=868748&p=10220605)
- **recommended** · 4th grade · Georgia — [source: Georgia Children's Picture Storybook Award 2025 Nominees (Grades K-4), University of Georgia Libraries](https://guides.libs.uga.edu/c.php?g=868748&p=10220605)

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