Favourite Children’s Books for Anger

​With it being anger awareness week, I thought it meaningful to share a post of book resources about helping kids understand and manager their anger. This post is the sixth in a series of monthly posts about some of my favourite children’s books (here are the links to the first post, second post, third post, fourth post, and fifth post). This post is relevant for supporting anger including understanding how anger shows up in the body, not being alone with strong emotions, and coping tools that can help. Please find below four of my favourites:   

1. Angry Octopus: A Relaxation Story by Lori Lite. Is about an octopus who shares his experience of how anger feels in his body, what it can feel like to lose his temper, how deep breaths and progressive relaxation can help, and learns how to be the boss of his own body. Book recommended for ages 5 to 10.
2. Listening to my Body by Gabi Garcia. Guide to help kids learn how to pay attention to sensations and feelings in their body, to support kids body awareness which is an important tool to understanding emotions including anger, and ways of coping. Book good for ages 5 to 10.
3. I am Stronger than Anger by Elizabeth Cole. Shares about the experience of a young boy’s anger, mixed emotions, what it feels like in his body, and tries the ways of coping suggested by the zoo animals. Book recommended for ages 3 to 6.
4. Pause Power by Jennifer Law. Shares what it feels like to have his “buttons” (boundaries/triggers) pushed, trying ways to “cool down”, experience of anger decreasing, how to find ways to less bothered by others actions, use your power to pause, and that he can be the boss of his emotions. Book recommended for ages 5 to 10.

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