Customer Reviews

Anh's Anger

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I purchased this book for my 7 year-old daughter. I was worried that a picture book wouldn't be appropriate for her, especially since some of the reviews discussed the appropriateness of this book for 2 year-olds. My daughter is reading Harry Potter books and is quite articulate. Yet I was intrigued by the Buddhist perspective on anger and wanted to share this with her. Ahn's Anger really spoke to me and my child. My child really "got" the book and wanted to talk about it. I wanted to share it with some adults I know. It helped me learn some simple, accessible ways of thinking and talking about anger myself. I think this is a useful book for people of all ages. It is well written and beautifully illustrated. I highly recommend it.

Teaching children about the emotion of anger is a task all parents face as their children grow. Anh's Anger is a wonderful addition to a parent's collection of teaching tools. It would also be perfect for an educator to read aloud during story time to young children. The author approached the topic in a thoughtful and sensitive way, and the book is full of beautiful and capturing artwork. I look forward to sharing this book with my child again and again.

I read Anh's Anger about a month ago and was amazed by how author discribed such a deep issue in an very simple and understandable way. Highly recomend it to children and their parents- both will find it useful for learning how to deal with anger.

Wow. What a great book. Both my children (6 and 3) enjoyed the book. While the older was very taken by the story (I saw him re-reading it on his own later in the day), the younger was captivated by the illustrations. A really simple and yet profound story of a grandfather teaching a young boy how to sit with the difficult emotion of anger. A lesson not just for children but grown ups as well. I know we'll be reading this book many many times. Kudos to the author and the artist.

This is a great book. Both the text and illustrations are wonderful. It was both enjoyable to read and instructive for our children. I would highly recommend it.

I cannot praise this book highly enough. The text is beautifully written and perfect for children of all ages. The wording of the story is just right and the lesson is imparted gently. I have given this book as a gift several times and each time both the parents and children tell me how much they love it. This is the most wonderful children's book I have read in a long time.

I was ecstatic to receive this book. I'd read the reviews, scanned a few pages, and ordered it straight away. The target? My moody five-year old. My hope? That it would speak to her, and help her deal more effectively and appropriately with her frequent feelings of anger and frustration. That's not how it went down. And I'm not convinced that's the book's fault.

Anh is building a tower - the best ever, of course - when his grandfather interrupts him to announce dinnertime. Anh is not finished with his tower and has no plans of giving it up. When grandfather tries to get down on his level and explain that he must finish his tower later and eat before dinner gets cold, Anh erupts, scattering his tower and telling his grandfather that he hates him. Grandfather suggests he take his anger into his room, where Anh discovers his anger is metaphorically a big hairy monster and that if he takes good care of his anger, first working it out through pounding his fists, then through breathing to calm himself, that his anger disappears. Once his anger is gone, Anh articulates to his grandfather why he was so angry and apologizes. Grandfather thanks him for his kind words and all is well again.

I love the illustrations. They are beautiful, full of colorful emotion, and appropriate. In truth, I love the book.

My daughter seemed to enjoy reading it also. But it was the aftermath of that which causes the book to score low for me. Mind you, my child might be the one in a million who would take this interpretation and run with it, but she took it to mean that she should conjure her anger up then and there - and furthermore, use it as a playmate. She was utterly uncooperative for the rest of the night (2-3 hours) and she dashed to and fro wreaking havoc whenever we turned out backs (trying to tear up the carpets for example, yelling, screaming, and hitting people). The part about following Anh's example once her anger truly came out (and it did, since hitting is not allowed and she was told to retreat until she could behave), she seemed to miss the point in the book where Anh harnessed his anger and went straight to the tactic of using her anger as a separate object with which to threaten us (ie. my anger's coming out and it's going to do this and this to you if you try to make me calm down!) and seemed to be asserting her belligerence with more fervor than usual. The night ended poorly, and exhausted and feeling rather beaten, I've decided to return this lovely book. May it give a new reader the peace it promotes.

Do you remember when you were a child and were angry about something? Do you remember what you did to get rid of your anger? I remember lying on my bed, listening to music, being still with my breath.... This book reminded me of those times. My favorite lines in this book: 'You're upset," said Grandfather. "Please go to your room and sit with your anger. I'll come in when you're calm and able to talk." Whoooo! Love it. I love that it models the adult staying calm. In Anh's Anger the child asks, "How do I sit with my anger?" As a parent, teacher, or counselor - that question in the book is your IN with your child. You can help your child answer that question many ways. In the book, Anh does breathing. Empower your child to come up with techniques or ways of letting their anger go. Put this book on your shelf, it's not just a message for kids - it's for everyone.

This book is a lovely way to introduce children to a way to control their emotions. Anger can be frightening to a child and the repercussions often have a snowball effect that cause the child to become more frustrated. This book helps give the child a tool,in getting involved at the beginning stage of their irritations and anger.

My son pulled this book off the shelf at the library two weeks ago and we've been reading it every night since. My son is 2 1/2 and really responds to Anh's experience of getting upset and frustrated and also to the 'monster' that is Anh's anger. As we all know, there are plenty of kids books that kids love and we do not. This is not the case with this book. It's pleasant to read and the artwork is great. After two weeks of reading it every day, I still don't cringe when he pulls it off the bookshelf.