Andrew's Angry Words

by Dorothea Lachner, Thé Tjong-Khing

Andrew shouted angry words when his sister spilled his toys. He was instantly sorry, but Marion had already shouted the angry words over the phone to Ted. Andrew ran to Ted's house--but it was too late. Ted had already passed them along, and the angry words were loose in the world. Children learn very early just how powerful words can be.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1995

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good premise, nice art work, children will enjoy the book.

[Gordon Pennington · Rating 2 out of 5]

Andrew's Angry Words is a story where Andrew shouts at his sister. Once loosed, his words float around the world and affect people negatively. It isn't until someone absorbs the angry words and replaces them with kind words does everything get better. This book was average for me. It certainly has a good moral, which is be careful what you say, but the presentation was somewhat bland. Surely there are more interesting books to teach children to use caution when speaking.

[Sandra Y. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book to open the discussion with children about the importance of kind words, and the effect, mean words have on those around us. In the story Andrew says some mean words, which quickly spread throughout the world, he chases after them to stop them. Cute illustration and story, with a strong and important message. Recommended for second grade and up.

[Amber Pangburn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a book about how bad words can speard with what you say. He then followed and he got good words from a family. I would use this in the classroom to show how they need to use positive words instead of using bad words.

[Shaye Miller · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a story ultimately about how an unkind word spoken doesn't always stop where we said it. It hurts the person it was spoken to and they will likely pass that hurt and anger on to someone else.

[Ericka Fluellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great for teaching children how to deal with their anger. Also great to point out the fact that sometimes words can hurt you.

[Nick Cherry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Most of the time teachers stress to students to be kind and caring to their classmates, this book would be perfect to connect to that discussion.

[The Styling Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Andrew’s Angry Words by Dorothea Lachner, illustrated by The Tjong-Khing - loved the point- if you share negative, it could possibly continue on. My son clapped and “got” it immediately.