We all have bad days
Days when nothing goes right
And even when everything does go right
It just feels wrong
We all have grumpy mornings
Overtired evenings
And everyone has the potential
To have one almighty tantrum
Anger affects everyone
And it can be a really scary feeling to feel
A scary emotion to witness
And a tricky one to understand and explain
What makes us cross is unique to us
What makes our tempers flare is personal
Sometimes how we feel is completely out of our control
And we do not always know how to process our feelings
They just shoot out of us
Like fireworks
We might roar
We might howl
We might throw a wobbler
We might rage
See red
Be silent
We all need space and time
And someone to listen
We all need to know that what we feel is okay
Learning to process and talk about how we feel
Is important
For us and for those around us
Talking is not always easy
Listening can be hard
Sometimes we all need
Space and time
And to know that we are not alone
To know that it is not just us
These books that I am sharing today
Are brilliant and beautiful books
That will help children and their grown ups
Talk about anger
Talk about frustrations
Talk about big emotions
And feeling out of control
These brilliant and beautiful books
Will help little readers and their grown ups
Understand themselves and have empathy for others
There are SO many wonderful books
Helping children open up about their feelings
Inspiring discussions about emotions
Getting children and adults talking
Listening and sharing
Books like these are SO important
And it is vital that they find their way
Into the hands, hearts and minds
Of the little people who need them most
That is why I share books her on my blog
And across my social channels
It is why SO many of us share
Books and stories that matter
Because the do matter
So very much
These are among many many many
Books That Help
And I am so glad that at
Clare Helen Welsh
Has started her campaign
To celebrate and share book that help
Children and their grown ups
Talk together
Read together
About hard topics and tough times
It matters
Books matter
Stories matter
Children matter
It matters
The books that I have chosen today
Books that help children talk about anger
That will help them identify and process their feelings are
When I See Red by Britta Teckentrup
The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
Storm In A Jar by Samuel Langley-Swain and Katie Cottle
Barbara Throws A Wobbler by Nadia Shireen
Howl by Kat Patrick and Evie Barrow
The Colour Monster by Anna Llenas
Sweep by Louise Greig and Julia Sarda
Which brilliant and beautiful books would you add to this list?