A Little SPOT of Anger: A Story About Managing BIG Emotions

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!

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!

I use this book in my therapy practice. Very relatable to children The calming exercise is one they can do anywhere and not be obvious if they are self conscious.

Great visual aid to use with kids and the beauty of the little poem, hand movement and big breath- it is always with them. Cute story, good examples- and leads the way to conversation about, when was a time you were angry, what happened? What if you had done this, how might it have gone differently? Practice, create- talk about it. Good conversation starter about a very real feeling.

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.

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.

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

As a teacher I had read the story "A Little Spot Of Kindness" and my students loved it and were using their spots in the playground and even at home. So when I saw this book released I was excited to read it to the class, as negative emotions are a tricky one to teach to young children. I loved how the author gave examples of situations that the students can relate to and then the best part was the little rhyme they can say to help them calm down. It was a lovely little moment when I saw in the playground straight after reading the book to the class - one of my students was telling another friend that they need to calm their angry spot down and they were both sitting there tapping their fingers and saying the rhyme. So this is awesome to use in the classroom but also at home. I will be telling my parents about the book and the strategies used in it. I hope this author decided to create a series and publish a few more books that cover a whole spectrum of both positive and negative emotions - as this is so needed for young children these days.

I love the illustrations. Lovely book. A very nice way of teaching our children how to stay calm when they are angry. Highly recommended.

My son has trouble to control his anger so he loves this being able to try control it and helping calm him down quicker

I got this book for my son who struggles to self regulate when he gets overwhelmed. Such a great book with a great calming technique to share with littles.

Great learning tool