How to Take the Grrrr Out of Anger (Laugh & Learn) [Paperback]

Elizabeth Verdick (Author), Marjorie Lisovskis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 15, 2002 | Age Range: 8 and up | Series: Laugh & Learn

Anger is a part of life. We can’t avoid it, we shouldn’t stuff it, and we can’t make it go away.

Kids need help learning how to manage their anger. This book speaks directly to them and offers strategies they can start using immediately.

Blending solid information and sound advice with jokes and funny cartoons, it guides kids to understand that anger is normal and can be expressed in many ways—some healthy, some not.

It teaches them how to recognize anger in themselves and others, how to handle situations and emotions (loneliness, guilt, frustration, fear) that lead to or mask anger, and how to deal with the anger they feel.

Young readers learn that violence is not acceptable and there are better, safer, more positive ways to resolve conflicts.

They also discover what to do when people around them are angry, how to get help, and how to locate other resources (books, hotlines, school groups) when they need more support.
 

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Excellent…should be in both school and public libraries.”—KLIATT
 

“Have this one on hand in the classroom!”—Children’s Literature

Children’s Resources Honors Award

National Parenting Publication Award (NAPPA

 “How to Take the Grrrr Out of Anger is [a book] that I use with students in fifth and sixth grade. It is very kid friendly and relatable.”

—School Counselor Blog

“How to Take the GRRRR Out of Anger . . . [is] written on a level that is easily accessible for both children and adults . . . [with] simple lists, cartoon characters, and action steps for resolving anger issues.”—Mom It Forward

From the Publisher

How to Take the Grrrr Out of Anger is the winner of the National Parenting Publication's (NAPPA) 2003 Gold Award in the ages 9 and up category.

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Product Details

• Age Range: 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing; 1 edition (December 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575421178
• ISBN-13: 978-1575421179
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.5 x 6.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,831 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #44 in Books > Children's Books > Social Situations > Emotions & Feelings

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

124 of 125 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully written and presented self-help book April 20, 2003

By Midwest Book Review

Format:Paperback

Collaboratively written by Elizabeth Verdick and Marjorie Lisovskis, How To Take The GRRRR Out Of Anger is a wonderfully written and presented self-help book especially recommended for young people with anger management problems -- and their parents who are trying to teach their kids how to control their tempers. From five steps to getting anger under control, to problem-solving techniques, ways to deal with grownups who get angry, recognizing body language warning signs, and much more, How To Take The GRRRR Out Of Anger is practical and useful for all children of all ages.

60 of 62 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Anger Management for Kids November 5, 2006

By Sandi Grace

Format:Paperback

I have an Anger Management Group for Kids 8-12 years old and this is one of two books I use. Taking the GRR out of anger is one of the best anger Books for kids I have used in group. Gives straight forward steps in management of anger. Kids can read and understand themselves. Book includes the major points of anger management. I highly recommend this book.

45 of 46 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Somehow it sinks in. May 2, 2009

By Vincent A. Perez

Format:Paperback

My son was suspended from his school, 3 times in 2 weeks. (He's only in first grade)They were one day suspensions, but regardless, he was suspended for anger behavior issues. And as a parent it kills you inside to think that your child could be so bad. I sat him on my lap at my computer and we researched it together. We picked out these books together and strange as it may seem, soon after his behavior started to change, it was like he was someone elses child...lol. The lessons we went through were amazing as far as learning together what he should do and as a parent how to approch situations. For example, my son flew off the handle when someone would smirk at him or laugh at him. Make fun of
his behavior. IN the book it gives a situation, what if you were walking down the hall and a kid bumped into you knocking your books to the floor, what would you do. My son said I would scream at him to "watch out man or next time you'll get it!" IN the book it tells you it was a handicapped person in a wheel chair that bumped into the student, before
hand. So that you can set up the question correctly. I asked my son what if it was Dennis? (A Kid in his school who is in a wheel chair), He said then I would not have screamed at him. And we both learned as the book teaches, you can control your anger, YOU decide if you want to be mad, no one else, can make you mad. You choose to be mad or not. He is my first born of 2, I don't have all the answers, I learn as I go, but I know I love him enough to try anything. And my son is amzingly different now. Thanks to these books. Thank you, "Getting the GRRR out of Anger", We have learned alot as a family.