The rhyming -- please stop with rhyming books for serious topics. It totally minimizes the message. Not to mention, I would like to see a book about anger that says IT'S OKAY. Because all our emotions are okay and purposeful. We start thinking of some as bad and it's a slippery slope to stuffing and not feeling other emotions.

I won't lie I was skeptical at first. But the illustrations are cute and the poem is something easy to remember and simple enough for kids to relate to and understand.

The first half basically runs through a bunch of metaphors for the topic, showing all the ways anger can manifest. Then come the solutions—like counting to ten, slow breaths, think of something else—followed by the results, hopefully. There’s a couple of repeats in there, or I guess reinforcement. Best part of it is that each page is done in triple rhyme, which proves very effective. Also helpful are the not-so-simple line drawings, which don’t try to overdo things and take attention away from the words.

As a child and family therapist, I'm always looking for new resources to use in sessions, especially ones written by ones in the field. From a counseling perspective, the information was solid and to the point - many counseling picture books are too wordy or complex, but this one does a great job of boiling down to the "important stuff" so that a kid can understand it better. I loved the idea of making it color book, as many kids with difficulty with anger also have difficulty focusing and/or engaging. My only complaint was the writing, particularly the rhyming. It quite flow well and create a good rhythm, thus stunning the read aloud experience. But the strengths of this book are still enough to make this a great counseling resource.

This was good! Great book to help children control their tempers. Lots of good ideas and all in rhyme! Even youngish kids could understand this one.

I read this book last night for my son as a bedtime story. This book has good advices for kids for what to do when they get angry. Comparing feeling angry is like a volcano preparing an eruption. My son practiced it as I read along. I would like more if the illustrations has color instead of black and white. Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the chance to read & review. Please assured that my opinions are honest.

Rhyme / text is good, the book focuses on the anger not the resolution of conflict and stays to the point. The illustrations are small, dull, without color and convoluted.

An excellent book for teaching young learners about impulse control and mindfulness.

*thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*

2.5 stars.
This was just ok. But I guess that if it helps even just a few children then its a success. I did like when it said, 'You can prevent your anger from hurting yourself and others.' That sends 2 messages to kids. 1) that anger hurts other people, and 2) that you can stop it from doing so. Both are very important messages. So although I only gave this 2.5 stars, I still recommend it in the hopes it reaches at least 1 child and helps them and maybe that others will like it more than I did.

This is a great, rhyming book for young children about how to deal with anger. What do you do when you feel like a volcano about to explode lava that might hurt others? Learn about self-control and how to handle situations that might cause you to erupt. Minus one star (despite the great text and engaging illustrations) because the opening words describe situations where a child is not treated right or the other person is acting like a "toad." While it IS VERY important for children to know how to respond in these scenarios (and the book is quite helpful in this regard), some anger issues in children may not be due to the actions of others but may be the resuit of selfishness, spoiling, etc.. While this is beyond the scope of this book, it is something to consider when teaching children about how to handle anger. Despite this caveat, I would still purchase this engaging book for a child!

Such a good idea for a book! I love rhyming books for my kiddos. I do wish the author used some simpler words. I had to explain several words for my 4 year old to understand. Still really great!

This book is based on a really good idea and it has been executed really well. The images are black and white and these have been left so you can colour them in - another ideal way to distract from any anger as colouring books are all the rage at the moment (excuse the pun) - I liked the counting back and other ideas to help diffuse the situations and help you to calm down - 3 stars

The Anger Volcano: A Book About Anger For Kids is for children aged 4–10 who have difficulty controlling their temper, with the idea that the rhymes used can be memorable for children and may cause them to stop and think before their anger 'explodes'. I think the idea behind this book is great, and the rhymes are nice and simple and very catchy. The only thing that let this book down for me is that it's only available in black and white, and at first glance this makes it a little harder to read as the words don't stand out so much. Admittedly this can be coloured in and therefore may make a good distraction aid for children in times of anger and outbursts, but it's a shame not to see it printed in colour.