I Can Control My Anger

by Dagmar Geisler

The perfect tool to teach children how to evaluate and manager their anger. I Can Control My Anger provides parents, grandparents, teachers, and caregivers the opportunity to speak with children about this important topic.

Do you sometimes get angry?

I do.

Sometimes I have such rage, I want to yell at the top of my lungs or shout at someone else. Sometimes I even want to shred something or stomp on it.

When I get angry, my heart beats faster than usual, I get hot, and my face turns as red as a tomato. Occasionally, I get cold and my hands shake when I am really frustrated and mad.

We all get angry, and we all feel that anger in different ways. We may get hot or cold. We may want to yell at our parents or our friends, or we may want to pout and not talk to anyone. We may want to punch pillows or we may just want to cry. Sometimes we know why we’re angry, and sometimes we don’t. And that’s okay.

This book sensitively teaches young readers about anger and shows them healthy ways to process and express their thoughts and emotions when they are mad.

Genres: Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

Published September 3, 2019

About the author

Dagmar Geisler wurde 1958 in Siegen geboren und studierte bis 1984 Graphik-Design an der FH Wiesbaden. Nach dem Studium arbeitete Sie als Zeichnerin beim ZDF, als Layouterin in einem Trickfilmstudio und als Gerichtszeichnerin für die Frankfurter Rundschau.
Sie hat eine Vielzahl an Kinderbüchern mit ihren Illustrationen veröffentlicht, aber auch eigene Geschichten verfasst. Ihre bekannte Wanda-Reihe erscheint im dtv und wurde 2007 mit dem Penzberger Urmel ausgezeichnet.
Heute lebt sie mit ihrer Familie als freie Autorin und Illustratorin in der Nähe von München.

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

کتاب مناسب یاددهی کنترل خشم به کودکان که اتفاقا بچه‌ها خوب باهاش ارتباط میگیرند.
انتشارات گیسا هم ترجمه چاپش کرده به فارسی.
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[M · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pigem väga väikestele lastele. Kohe eriti tilludele, kes alles õpivad neid mõisteid. Hoolimata raamatu lühidusest sai kirja pandud ka paar ideed, mis võiks töötada igas vanuses inimestel.

[Tami Speakman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good book to read to children to show that everyone gets angry and it is a normal emotion, but we have to deal with the anger. The good thing about the book is that for the most part, he knows what things have made him mad which is the first you can do to help prevent you from getting angry or how to calm yourself down after you do. The book gives the children explains of things they can do to help calm themselves down once they do get angry, some of them are great ideas but punching a pillow may encourage more anger and/or violence. Children need to learn what makes them angry and h0w to resolve that anger and how to calm down, this can take practice but knowing that other people feel like this helps the child.

[Donisha McCarter · Rating 3 out of 5]

This picture book is dedicated to showing children how to control their anger. This picture book audience is for children 3–7 years old. Geisler's story presents the way a child may express their anger and how they might be able to control their anger. This story is a bit predictable in solutions for a child to control their anger. Regarding managing a child's anger the solutions are mediocre, it focuses on redirecting the anger rather than controlling it. The use of language in the dialogue feels natural, it’s relatable for children in ways how they might describe their anger. The illustrations and color of the story help bring a sense of anger. The color red is used throughout the book to show the aggression of the characters. The wacky illustrations bring the book together to describe how anger is unexplainable. The theme of unity between characters of how everyone can feel angry is a human emotion. Demonstrations of sound in the story of how a child might vocalize or act out their anger can show a child what not to do in response to their anger. This storybook would be appealing to young readers for the fun captivating illustrations. The main audience for this book would be parents, and educators to teach children how to manage their anger.

[Brianna Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love ! Gives really good examples on how children can cope with anger

[Michelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

After seeing this book highly reviewed on Amazon, I expected more. Unfortunately, the methods the author suggested for controlling anger weren't really for controlling anything. Instead, the anger was redirected. I thought this book would help our 5yo help control her own feelings of anger and frustration, but now I have to explain that punching a pillow isn't the best option. When taking a deep breath and/or talking about *why* she's feeling angry or frustrated is surely the better choice.

[R.K. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mis mulle väga meeldis raamatu juures oli viha kirjeldus: mis toimub kehas ja millal see võib juhtuda. Ma usun, et lapsed suudavad kergesti samastuda. Kiiva kisuks minu jaoks see osa, kuidas toime tulla vihaga (raamatu nimiosa), milleks oli peamiselt viha välja elamine asjade peal: trampimine, lõhkumine, loopimine, karjumine ja muu selline. Jah, jutt oli paberist, padjast jne aga mina isiklikult leian, et see ei ole tervislik oskusviis oma suuri tundeid maandada.