This is a great picture book that describes what we sometimes go through when we get angry. Everyone feels this way, even if we are too old to show it! Sophie does not want to share with her sister, but her mother tells her she needs to. The author uses color to help describe how Sophie feels and uses wonderful descriptions of the different emotions that Sophie feels from really angry to sad to calm. The author is also the illustrator and she has chosen lots of colors to depict how Sophie feels from rich reds and orange when she feels angry to soft blues when she feels calm. The illustrator uses great texture in each picture such as harsh lines to depictSophie's anger and soft brush strokes that show a peacefulness and calmness in Sophie. I chose this book because feeling are sometimes hard for young children to understand. This book enables them to see that it is ok to feel angry and that there are things you can do to help yourself calm down, without being aggressive towards others. In the classroom, this book can be connected to the curriculum through language (listening, speaking, writing) to encourage literacy skills, social studies (to regulate own emotions, identify other's emotions), drama (retelling the story), and cognitive (problem solving). This book leads to role playing where you can play the "What If?" game to work on different scenarios that might occur in the classroom of your particular age group. This is a great read that everyone can identify with!
Big Question(s): What ways do you show anger? What helps calm you down?
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