When Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Really Angry… is a book written by Molly Bang. This book was a Caldecott medal honor book in 2000. It also won the Charlotte Zolotow award. It is a story about a little girl named Sophie who gets mad at her sister. When she is angry she deals with it by running and climbing a tree. She sits in the tree and enjoys nature until she isn’t angry anymore.
I love this book. It is a very easy book to relate to because everyone has been angry at one time or another. The story talks about how Sophie feels like she is going to explode. I think that is a feeling that all children and adults can relate to. It is also a wonderful teaching tool. We all get angry and we all handle anger in different ways. This is a great book to use when talking to your students about anger. Sophie was mad but she did not hit her sister or call her a bad name. Sophie left her sister alone and dealt with her anger. Once she had calmed down she came back and everything was fine. This is a good illustration of the proper way to handle anger and also to talk about forgiveness and not holding grudges.
The pictures in the book are wonderful. Colors are used to illustrate the emotions that Sophie is feeling. Warm colors are used in the illustrations where she is angry. Warm and cool colors begin to mix as Sophie begins to calm down and then the cool colors take over as Sophie is at peace. This is a wonderful book and teaching tool.
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