When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry...
Author/Illustrator: Molly Bang
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade Level: PreK-2
Awards: Caldecott Honor
Sophie was playing when her sister grabbed gorilla and yelled "my turn!" Sophie was mad because she didn't want her to have gorilla. She was mad as her sister pulled the gorilla and she trips over the truck. She starts to kick and scream and through a tantrum. When she gets really angry she runs and then for a little bit she cries. She notices the beautiful outdoors and comes to an old beach tree where she climbs up. The world and its beauty and simplicity comforts her and she feels much better. She climbs down and heads for home. Everyone is happy that Sophie is back home and everything gets back together again and Sophie isn't angry anymore.
This is a good book to teach children about how to calm themselves down whenever they are angry. Lots of children throw tantrums when they don't get their way. This is a good book to talk about how everything isn't as bad as it seems and sometimes we need to just walk it off and let ourselves cool down.
The illustrations in the book are very nice. They are colorful paintings that are simple and cover the entire page. The expressions clearly portray what the characters are feeling. The lettering looks like it was handwritten and that adds a nice homemade story look to the book.
Author/Illustrator: Molly Bang
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade Level: PreK-2
Awards: Caldecott Honor
Sophie was playing when her sister grabbed gorilla and yelled "my turn!" Sophie was mad because she didn't want her to have gorilla. She was mad as her sister pulled the gorilla and she trips over the truck. She starts to kick and scream and through a tantrum. When she gets really angry she runs and then for a little bit she cries. She notices the beautiful outdoors and comes to an old beach tree where she climbs up. The world and its beauty and simplicity comforts her and she feels much better. She climbs down and heads for home. Everyone is happy that Sophie is back home and everything gets back together again and Sophie isn't angry anymore.
This is a good book to teach children about how to calm themselves down whenever they are angry. Lots of children throw tantrums when they don't get their way. This is a good book to talk about how everything isn't as bad as it seems and sometimes we need to just walk it off and let ourselves cool down.
The illustrations in the book are very nice. They are colorful paintings that are simple and cover the entire page. The expressions clearly portray what the characters are feeling. The lettering looks like it was handwritten and that adds a nice homemade story look to the book.
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