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Title: When Sophie Gets Angry- Really, Really Angry... (Caldecott Honor Books, 2000) by Molly Garrett Bang ISBN: 0-590-18979-4 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: March, 1999 Format: School & Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.77 (39 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Outstanding book that helps to validate children's feelings
Comment: This is one of our absolute favorite books. I have given it as a gift to many friends upon the birth of a sibling or a sad family event such as parental separation. It's so important for children to know that anger itself is OK and that there are appropriate ways to defuse it that don't hurt others. Even as adults we can use the visually compelling reminders that physical exertion, time alone and being in nature can help to soothe angry or hurt feelings. As for the fact that Sophie runs out of the house, I have only two comments: (1) children, especially small ones, are probably better able than adults to grasp metaphor (my children have read this book hundreds of times and never attempted to leave the house alone); (2) Sophie is a big girl living in a safe seaside area and is apparently quite well able to handle leaving the house alone. We should all be so lucky. Completely agree with one reviewer's observation that the change in colors in the book, particularly in the outlines of trees and figures, is a wonderful way of reinforcing the message that feelings can change and become manageable. One of my all-time favorites!
Rating: 5
Summary: Teaching mindfulness to kids
Comment: I am a parent and also a yoga teacher. I think this book very beautifully illustrates what anger may feel like, a volcano ready to explode! Sophie lets off steam by running... and crying... then she comes to her senses, seeing, hearing, feeling nature. "The wide world comforts her." "Sophie feels better now." She returns home to the warmth and familiar smells and sounds and sights of home. She is welcomed home. She is not her anger. This book really offers a way to open up dialogue about anger and other emotions. Kids can relate their feelings to colors, to things in nature. Mindfulness is about being aware of the present moment while you are in it. Coming to our senses brings us into the present moment. Mindfulness is a wonderful anger management tool, feeling the emotion in the body, focusing on the sensation rather than reacting from it. Teaching mindfulness allows for opportunities to respond rather than react. The thing to remember is that it is mindfulness PRACTICE!!! I think this book could help lessen tantrums, giving kids a sense of control over their anger. It is a chance to LEARN from anger. The illustrations are vibrant and engaging. My son is going on three, and he was definitely able to relate to Sophie. We just recently read this book together and I think it will serve us well! I highly recommend it!
Rating: 5
Summary: When Sophie Gets Angry
Comment: My 2-year old daughter loves this beautifully illustrated book about a little girl coping with a temper tantrum. I think it helps her label and understand her own feelings when things don't go the way she wants them to. As for it teaching kids to "run away" when they are angry--that's not the way I read it. To me, it describes getting out and doing something physical (running, then climbing a tree), and then enjoying nature, as a way to cope with angry feelings. My daughter also seems to find it deeply satisfying when Sophie goes back inside to a warm home where people are happy to see her, and she is able to join in the family's activities again, with no hard feelings. I think it's important for preschoolers to understand that angry feelings can be coped with and survived without harming either individuals or relationships.
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Title: Hands Are Not for Hitting by Martine Agassi Ph.D., Marieka Heinlen ISBN: 1575420775 Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: The Way I Feel by Janan Cain ISBN: 1884734715 Publisher: Parenting Pr Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: No, David! by David Shannon ISBN: 0590930028 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: I'm Gonna Like Me : Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem by Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell ISBN: 0060287616 Publisher: Joanna Cotler Pub. Date: 17 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day by Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell ISBN: 0060245603 Publisher: Joanna Cotler Pub. Date: 23 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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