1. Author: Molly Bang
2. Title: When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry…
3. Illustrator: Molly Bang
4. Genre: Picture Book
5. Theme: Dealing with anger, overcoming problems, and family understanding
6. Primary and Secondary Characters: Sophie and Her Mother
7. Award: Caldecott Honor Book
8. Date of Publication: 1999
8. Publishing Company: The Blue Sky Press
Sophie is a little girl with a big problem…her sister! Sophie is a very upset little girl when her mother let her little sister take her toys away. Sophie’s mother told her it was not her turn anymore and Sophie began to get very angry. Sophie went through many stages of anger before she calms down and joins her family again. Molly Bang does a great job illustrating the different levels of anger children feel. I would read this book to children in grades Kindergarten through second grade. A study found that second grade students have the hardest time controlling their anger so I would also have an assignment or discussion about how to react when they feel like Sophie did.
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