The Anger Volcano - A Book About Anger For Kids

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.

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

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 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!

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

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.

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.

The book as said in the blurb was about helping kids in controlling anger. Teaching them at early age how they can have control on their mind and anger. How by practicing techniques given in the book they can distract their mind from the current thing that is boiling their mind and cool down back to normal and that way they do less or no damage to others and themselves. By practicing those techniques they can put anger into past.

I liked that all Pictures were kept very simple by hand drawing. They looked good even though they were not colorful, just simple black and whites. There were few techniques given in book. Narration was good in easy language that kids can understand.

This book can help in controlling anger by putting these techniques into practice at early age and those kids who needs a little guidance in anger control. It also can serve as a good medium in bringing up a discussion with kids, they can come up with situation and doubts regarding anger and help them to open up.

why not 5 stars-
I personally believe Anger is very complex thing there should be more than these few techniques, no doubt they were good and very basic to start from, but more situational examples and how to deal with it might have helped more.

Overall, it was good motivational book and great attempt in helping kids with anger. I recommend this book all parents and teachers.

This book teaches children to use mental aerobics when they are feeling about to "erupt." I liked the suggestions they give and also that they recommend the child practice the techniques while they are calm. This will help them know what to do when they feel they are getting upset or mad. It also tells children to talk about the feelings after they have calmed, not just push them aside, but process the feelings also. The illustrations are in black and white and the book is written in verse which made it fun to read and I am sure it will be fun for children to listen to or read alone if they are old enough.

The Anger Volcano- A Book About Anger for Kids is a helpful and approachable book on anger for children. The volcano helps them visualize when their anger is building, and the book has tips for how to handle anger, as well as reminders to practice the strategies at the end. Cute, engaging illustrations are included as well.

Thank you to Amanda Greenslade, the publisher, and Netgalley, for the opportunity to read and review this book.

This book works. It rhymes well, is easy to understand, and I think kids will get the lesson its teaching. However, look at the illustrations. If it had better illustrations, or full color illustrations I think it would work better. Maybe those are to come. I was reading a digital galley that had some issues. Overall I like the story.

As a parent of three kids under 5, my house can get a bit emotional at time.

All kids will erupt. The question is how can you as a parent help understand, diffuse, and learn from the experience. This book helps connect emotions, feelings, and resolution all together.

This book's intent is to recognize the anger and helps parent resolve the situation. It rhymes well, both for the parent reading but is easy enough for the kids to guess the word.

Visualizing anger as a volcano helps to connect their emotions with what they are feeling in their gut. There are practical advice from counting backwards, taking deep breathes, and trying to spell a long word that seeks to be part of your child's toolkit.

Overall, worthy topic, excellent execution, that is easy for my kids to internalize.

I received a copy of this little book from net galley to review. It wasn't too long. I showed it to my son who indicated that he thought it was good although should be aimed at children a little older than recommended - more suitable for ages 7-12. We both enjoyed the format of rhyming words to help remember what had been written as well as the activities suggested to distract from or reduce feelings of anger. All in all a helpful piece of work

This book was cute, but I was hoping it would go a little bit into why we get angry as children and how important it is to talk to an adult. Instead, it just makes little rhymes and offers a couple of basic calming-down techniques before mentioning briefly in passing at the end that the child should talk to someone about what made them angry.

4.5★
“Next time you’re about to blow your stack,
Try to hold the lava back,
Practice the tricks to learn the knack…

Try counting backwards from ten or twenty.
Try to spell 'experimentally'.
Take five deep breaths and blow out gently.”

Simple, three-line rhymes like these on each page, illustrated with some intricate black and white drawings, explain clearly what it feels like when your head’s about to explode because people or circumstances are driving you nuts!

We’ve all been there and felt like that, and some of us have never quite figured out how not to blow up and make matters worse.

After all, standing in a lava flow, as one of the pictures shows, isn’t very comfortable for the person who’s at the foot of the volcano!

I know one little boy who says “Angus” (from the movie “Inside Out”) is angry in his head when he’s getting cranky. He’s found a way to express how he’s feeling using some outside help.

While this seems very simple and basic, I bet there are plenty of kids who would benefit from comparing their frustration and impatience with a volcano about to erupt. And the pictures showing the top of a head with all kinds of conflicting arrows and Yes No spilling out is probably just what they feel like.

This may help them describe how they feel and it may give them a little something to settle those feelings down.

[This is another children’s book that should find its way into the hands of some of the adults who don’t seemed to have learned how to behave, too! But I digress.]

Thanks to NetGalley and Tigerace books for the preview copy from which I’ve quoted.

I absolutely adore this book! As did my 6 year old Daughter. The first time we read it as soon as I was finished reading she asked me to read it again. She said she loves out it makes her think and helped when she starts getting frustrated. She said she thinks about the book and smiles. Lol
I highly recommend this book!

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.

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.

The Anger Volcano is a book for younger kids that using rhyming language to teach about the dangers of losing your temper and 'exploding’, how to recognise when anger begins boiling, and how to cool it down again by engaging the 'thinking brain’ with tasks like counting backward, spelling a complicated word, and taking several deep slow breaths. The volcano analogy is perfect. I like that the end suggests practising the techniques when calm, to get the feel, and gain familiarity. The only downside is that it's in black & white rather than colour illustrations. My cubs loved it though!

A great asset to helping younger kids learn to deal with anger.

***Many thanks to Netgalley and Tigerace Books for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

``The Anger Volcano`` is a book that offers a few solutions for the children that can not manage strong feelings like anger.
Anger is a normal emotion, but most of the times children do not know how to manage it. When kids get mad, they use unapropriate words, thet hit other children or to destroy things they found near them.
The rhymes from the book can help children to memories a few easy solution. What they can do when they feel it is about to explode?
``Try counting backwards from ten or twenty.
Try to spell 'experimentally'.
Take five deep breaths and blow out gently``
This are easy techniques children can use so they may calm down before doing something that can not be undone.
What I liked the most is the fact that in the end the book opens the opportunity to talk about other strategies children know.

This is a brilliant calm down book, for kids who have problems managing their anger. It has illustrations that can be colored to help the child to be be distracted and remain in control . There are also some calming techniques, that can be used, if a situation arises, where they feel like they are about to erupt!

I requested this book via Netgalley, as I’ve started reading books to my grandson before bedtime. He particularly enjoys books which we can relate to and The Anger Volcano is no exception. With simple illustrations that convey the words of the poetic writing, my grandson related to the story of the angry volcano and what to do when his anger bubbled to the surface. An easy read that showed my grandson that he’s not alone and that there’s things he can do to control his anger.

This is a good basic book about how to control anger for children. Using a volcano as an explanation as to how anger can erupt from people is easy for kids to understand and I think will make it easier to discuss. The calming techniques used in the book are doable and there are a variety of them so that kids don't only have one suggestion to try. I only gave it four stars because the story rhyming was a bit corny, but I understand why they did it. I think there could have been a bit more to it.

This is a simple, rhyming book for children about feeling angry and how to control your angry feelings without erupting like a volcano. Counting backwards, taking slow breaths, and other anger control techniques are introduced in a simple way.

What a great visual story for kids to understand how their emotions are like a fiery rumbly volcano. I think it lacks the use of colors, but still catches attention of my kids. Maybe kids will color it in to keep it visiually entertaining to them. The rhyming in this book helps the story flow. The suggestions for dealing with anger targets children ages six and up.

Learning self control, and anger management as a child can be really hard, and this book does a great job at explaining what to do when you feel the anger bubbling up. Aside from giving reading management exercises, this book also teaches breathing techniques and counting backwards. I feel like this book could be very helpful to young children, and would certainly recommend that most classrooms have a copy.