not a great series on feelings, but the books can be used as a starting point for parents to begin the discussion.

When I Feel Angry is part of a series of books written by a child psychologist to help children identify and understand their emotions. We have others in the series, including When I Miss You, When I Feel Scared, and When I Care About Others, but the book about anger is the one I turn to most often. The text talks about anger in a non-judgmental fashion, speaks matter-of-factly about several situations that could reasonably make a child angry, describes what the emotion itself feels like, and most importantly, offers several suggestions for what my daughter can do to handle her anger other than saying something mean, yelling, or hitting. The fact that the illustrations show a bunny rather than a little girl somehow depersonalizes the discussion so that we can talk about managing anger objectively, without making my child feel as though she is in the wrong.

Does it help? I can't speak for my daughter, but it does help me. My daughter is funny, smart, and so verbally precocious that it is easy to forget that she's only four. Four-year-olds, even verbally precocious ones, are still building their tool chests for dealing with anger and other emotional fallout from life's setbacks. This book gives me a way to start helping her.

(Excerpted from a review originally posted on my blog, Caterpickles.com: Scientific & Linguistic Engagement with a 4-Year-Old Mind. Read the rest here: http://caterpickles.com/2011/09/15/bo...

Looking for a book to read to my little one to help her better understand her anger. She's 3 and the tantrums are frequent. This didn't really cover what I hoped it would, however does go over different reasons why children can feel anger.

cute children's book with beautiful illustrations.

"When I feel angry, I want to say something mean, or yell, or hit." Truer, more poignant words are rarely printed outside of scholarly papers geared towards professional psychoanalysts.

What I didn't know before reading this book: if I get angry, I can run, ride my bike, play with my toys or tell somebody about my feelings. When my mom tells me to clean my room, or the teacher picks on me for talking -- when I haven't done anything wrong! -- I can just breathe in and out and let it go. So now, like the bunny protagonist of the book, "When I feel angry, I know what to do!"

This was on my school's pillars of character reading list for responsibility It is a book that helps children understand their feelings of anger and figure out a way for them to respond to those feelings in a responsible way. It was cute and I liked the illustrations of the angry little bunny. I can name several adults that should read this book, too. :)

I think this picture book was the only one I browsed that wasn’t poetry. It did a nice job explaining aspects of the emotion and reactions, including how we may need to blow off our angry steam, get help from someone, or ask people to change their behavior. In the informative/explorative sense, this is a great resource. In my opinion, it does lack a little bit of refinement. I think it could’ve been written/edited/expanded a little bit better. It is still worth checking out though.

It may come across a bit negative since it’s all about anger. You have to look to other books by the same author to cover other feelings.

List of Emotion Books I Reviewed:
“The Way I Feel…Sometimes” by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers (5 stars)
“Today I Feel Silly” by Jamie Lee Curtis (4 stars)
“Lizzy’s Ups and Downs” by Jessica Harper (4 stars)
“Sometimes I Feel Like a Storm Cloud” by Lezlie Evans (4 stars)
“The Way I Feel” by Janan Cain (3 stars)
“When I Feel Angry” by Cornelia Spelman (3 stars)

Good identification of anger with some suggestions in dealing with it.

Text to self:This book is Simply written, but covers a good range of scenarios that will make one angry. I t reminded me on how easy it is for us to get angry on petty things without us realizing it.Also includes very useful strategies one can employ when s/he is feeling angry, Especially loved how Cornelia Maude Spelman reinforced the learning points in the last two pages of the book.

Offers some ideas for children on how to handle their anger.

"When I Feel Angry" is a colorful picture book written for primary readers. Authored by Cornelia Maude Spelmen, this book is designed to help children explore their feelings of anger and how those feelings impacts their words and actions. The story is written from the viewpoint of a bunny who finds herself upset and angry by the day to day situations that often frustrate and confuse children. As she shares her thoughts, the reader can readily hear the voice and tone of the charming little rabbit. The book also offers several simple strategies that children can use when they find themselves feeling frustrated and angry. One thing that works for our little sweetheart is to "take deep breaths and blow the air out hard, to send the anger out."

The colorful and fun illustrations by Nancy Cote add a great deal to the simple and easy-paced story line. The pictures make the story come alive and engage the reader's attention. I gave the book a 4-star rating due to its wonderful message that addresses an issue that touches every child's life. The author begins her book with a wonderful note to parents that guides them in using this book to help their children express and manage their emotions in ways that do not hurt others. It is a wonderful teaching tool for parents and teachers alike.

This books does not have a story line or plot. Instead, it discusses different situations that make a child angry. It talks about how the child may want to act out and the appropriate ways to deal with anger. The situations are ones that a child could easily relate to. I think this book is a good way to start the discuss on anger because it is a difficult emotion to work through. Within the classroom, this book would work well in a unit introducing different emotions with younger students. It could also be used by a teacher who is noting an issue with students acting upon their anger in older classrooms. I think that often children aren't explicitly taught how to deal with their anger. This book gives them ideas for working through anger and starts the conversation to discuss other appropriate ways to express anger.