A Little SPOT of Anger: A Story About Managing BIG Emotions Paperback – September 3, 2019

A Little SPOT of Anger is such a cute and engaging book! It does a fantastic job of helping kids understand and manage their big emotions in a simple and relatable way. The illustrations are vibrant and fun, which kept my child’s attention throughout the entire story.The book provides practical strategies for dealing with anger, such as taking deep breaths and finding ways to calm down, making it a helpful resource for both parents and kids. It opened up great conversations with my child about emotions, and they’ve started using the tips when they feel frustrated.Overall, it's a wonderful tool for teaching emotional regulation, and I highly recommend it for any family or classroom!

I bought this book for a great niece that occasionally has bouts of anger. She’s 6 years old and really took to the book and liked reading it with her mom. I bought the paperback copy which was a really nice size with great picture illustrations. I think the book will be valuable to help her understand how to manage her anger. I definitely would recommend to parents as a nice learning tool for their children.

This book is great!! Easy for little ones to follow. It helps explain the anger and show them how to calm down.

I love that this book both sends the message that it’s okay to feel what you feel, while teaching an easy-to-remember, engaging method to cope with those emotions when they get overwhelming. I’ve read this one several times with my students, and I’ve seen a few of them using the ‘tapping’ technique while working on assignments.

Great Book

The book is a quick read with good techniques for calming anger. It has real and common situations for children. It shows it is normal to get angry, but acting out isn’t always needed, and can make things worse.

My daughter's 2 and was having tantrums (imagine that). We bought a bunch of books to help her manage her anger and self-soothe. This one and Daniel Tiger's I Am Mad are my favorites. This one is a bit lengthier, and it took us a few tries before we ever made it to the end of the book, so I might recommend this for kids who are already patient with books, or are a bit older and can handle a good amount of text per picture.I think this offers a great tool with a rhyming/sing-songy mantra. I imagine the finger-tapping technique would work particularly well for kids (and - let's be real - parents) who are particularly tactile and need to keep their hands busy. In our house the Daniel Tiger song seems to have stuck better (it's shorter and simpler) but for slightly older kids, I imagine the Spot of Anger mantra would really be perfect.Nevertheless, the "red book" became one of her favorites. I also love the structure of this book. First we learn about emotions and anger. Then we learn the technique and mantra. Finally, we apply the technique to several scenarios.

My 20 month old grandson was so angry all the time after his sister was born. He loved her and was not a danger to her, but his emotions were very volatile. We read this book to him several times when he was calm. He liked it. We practiced the strategies like a game. Then when we tried them during an outburst, he fought against them - hard. Once the adults learned the best timing for intervention, it helped him calm down faster and opened a dialog about feeling sad or angry when things don't go the way we want them to. I recommend this book!