Suggestions from Mt. Lebanon Public Library  ~  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Feeling Angry

books to help young children cope

When Sophie gets angry--really, really angry...
by Molly Bang
When she gets really angry Sophie “runs and runs and runs until she can’t run anymore.”

The chocolate-covered-cookie tantrum
by Deborah Blumenthal
Sophie finds that throwing a temper tantrum will not get her the things she wants.

When Emily woke up angry
by Riana Duncan
When she wakes up in a bad mood, Emily asks several animals
how they express their angry feelings and she copies them.

Tiger and the temper tantrum
by Vivian French & Rebecca Elgar
Tiger says "No!" to everything his mother asks him to do.

Dinah's mad, bad wishes
by Barbara M. Joosse
Dinah and her mother have a fight.

Don't throw another one, Dover!
by Beverly Keller
Dover discovers he's not the only one who can throw a tantrum.

That makes me mad!
by Steven Kroll
When a little girl gets mad she finds that her mother understands why.

Football friends
by Jean Marzollo
Freddy tries to put his anger to good use when he plays football.

I was so mad
by Mercer Mayer
A child tries to get rid of his anger.

Goldie is mad
by Margie Palatini
Although she is very mad at her baby brother, during a time-out Goldie
thinks of some things she likes about him.

Come home, Wilma
by Mitchell Sharmat
In her imagination, an angry child runs away from her mother.

When I feel angry
by Cornelia Maude Spelman
A young rabbit talks about how she deals with her anger.

Lila Bloom
by Alexander Stadler
Angry after a difficult day, Lila finds that dancing makes her feel better.

Sometimes I'm Bombaloo
by Rachel Vail
When Katie gets mad she turns into Bombaloo.

-Non-Fiction-

Dealing with anger
by Marianne Johnston
j 303.69 Joh

Feeling angry
by Helen Frost
j152.47 Fro

How to be a friend : a guide to making friends and keeping them
by Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown.
Dinosaur characters show how to be and not to be a good friend
j 158.2 Bro

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The Children's Library
Mt. Lebanon Public Library
16 Castle Shannon Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15228
412/531-1913      2004
www.mtlebanonlibrary.org