The ABC’s of Anger: Stories and Activities to Help Children Understand Anger. Ray Ali, illustrated by Eric Olsen, $28.50

Stories and charming illustrations help children identify the underlying reasons for feelings of anger and frustration and to find effective ways of dealing with those feelings.

Anger Management Games for Children. Deborah Plummer, $29.95

This practical handbook helps adults to understand, manage and reflect constructively on children's anger. Featuring a wealth of familiar and easy-to-learn games, it is designed to foster successful anger management strategies for children aged 5-12. The book covers the theory behind the games in accessible language, and includes a broad range of enjoyable activities: active and passive, verbal and non-verbal, and for different sized groups. The games address issues that might arise in age-specific situations such as sharing a toy or facing peer pressure. They also encourage children to approach their emotions as a way to facilitate personal growth and healthy relationships.

The Anger Workbook for Teens. Raychelle Cassada Lohmann, $22.50

Between family life and the pressures of school, there's no doubt that it's stressful being a teenager. But if you've noticed yourself beginning to take out your frustrations on the people you love most-your parents, brothers or sisters, and friends-it may be time to make a change. The Anger Workbook for Teens is designed to show you effective skills to help you deal with feelings of rage without losing it.

The Angry Little Puffin. Timothy Young, $23.99

This is the story of a puffin who is upset that he’s constantly mistaken for a penguin. He finally reaches his breaking point and goes on a rant about the many differences between the two. A little girl stops him in mid-speech because she does know the differences, and he listens as she explains to her father why puffins are her favorite. When you are feeling alone and misunderstood, sometimes it only takes the understanding of one small person to turn things around. A charming picture book with 18 fun colorful spreads showing children what frustration and feeling alone looks like from the outside, how to get over anger, and how to reach out to others when they are frustrated.

Angry Monster Workbook. Hennie Shore, $39.95 (Ages 5-12)

The Angry Monster Workbook contains dozens of activities to help children express themselves and learn ways to handle problems as they interact with others. Word searches, puzzles, drawings, mazes, and other activities are designed as therapeutic homework, to help children practice anger-control skills.

Angry Octopus: a Relaxation Story. Lori Lite, $21.95

This engaging story helps children learn progressive muscle relaxation – to quiet the ind, relax the body, let go of anger and pain, and fall asleep peacefully.

Anh's Anger. Gail Silver, illustrated by Christiane Krömer, $16.95

Anh, a five-year-old boy, comes to know his anger when they dance, play, sit and breathe together, actively creating a space for Anh to resolve an earlier conflict with his grandfather and understand the causes of a strong emotion. AHN'S ANGER is an engaging story that offers children and caregivers a mindfulness-based practice for dealing with anger and other difficult emotions.

Calming the Family Storm: Anger Management for Moms, Dads and All the Kids. Gary McKay & Steven Maybell, $24.95

Anger and confrontation are a part of our lives, like it or not. Every normal family will experience anger, but the reward for families that learn how to deal effectively with that anger is a healthier, happier family environment. Calming the Family Storm is a practical manual of helpful aids for handling the inevitable anger that every family experiences. Helps families work on the changes that will result in less anger, more effective expression of the anger that you do experience, and a happier and more harmonious family life.

Chill Skills In a Jar®: Anger Management Tips for Teens. Free Spirit Publishing, $14.99 (ages 12 & up)

Learn healthy ways to cage your rage. Deal positively with your anger and maintain respectful relationships. Use CHILL SKILLS IN A JAR to promote group discussions about healthy ways to deal with anger. Individuals can also use cards to learn calming strategies for tense or difficult situations.

Chillax! Marcella Marino Craver, illustrated by Amerigo Pinelli, $13.50 (graphic novel format)

How Ernie learns to chill out, relax and take charge of his anger.

Cool Down and Work Through Anger. Cheri Meiners, $15.95 (ages 4-8)

It’s never too early for children to learn to recognize feelings of anger and build skills for coping in helpful, appropriate ways. With a story, questions, activities, games and tips, this new book in the Learning to Get Along series helps reinforce important anger management skills in young children.

Every Time I Blow my Top I Lose My Head. Lawrence Shapiro & Laura Slap-Shelton, $21.95

A kid's guide to keeping cool under stress.

Everybody Feels Angry. Jane Bingham, $9.50

Has someone ever taken something belonging to you? Have you had times when things didn't go your way? Have you ever felt that you can't do what you want? Read about Kate, Tom, and Jessie and what they did when they felt angry.

Fighting Invisible Tigers: Stress Management for Teens, 3rd Edition. Earl Hipp, $21.99

Proven, practical advice covers everything you need to know about stress management and life management, from coping with stress to being assertive, building supportive relationships, taking risks, making decisions, staying healthy, dealing with fears and misconceptions, recognizing perfectionism, using positive self-talk-even growing a funny bone.

Helping Your Angry Teen: How to Reduce Anger and Build Connection Using Mindfulness and Positive Psychology. Mitch Abblett, $23.95

Does your teen get angry easily or act out? You aren’t alone. Parenting a teen is hard enough, but parenting an angry teen is especially difficult. You might feel unable to keep your own cool during disagreements, or even worry that your relationship with your teen is doomed. So, how can you make sure you stay grounded when the drama rises and re-establish a sense of connection?

Written by a psychologist and teen expert, this book offers techniques based in mindfulness, compassion, and positive psychology to help you face the challenges that parenting an angry teen presents. You’ll discover the clinical and psychological underlying conditions that can contribute to teen anger, skills for improving communication, and mindfulness tips for staying calm yourself. If you’re ready to take control of your own reactions and start reconnecting with your angry teen, this book will help guide the way.

Hold Your Temper Tiger. Carol Roth, illustrated by Rashin, $23.95 (ages 3-6)

Little Tiger has a temper! He stomps his paws, cries, and growls when he doesn't want to do something. But when his mom says “Hold your temper or else,” Little Tiger has to make some changes. Where will he hold his temper? In his pocket... in his underwear?

Hot Stuff to Help Kids Chill Out: the Anger Management Book. Jerry Wilde, $13.95 (ages 9-12)

This book offers a unique approach to one of the most pressing problems of our time…anger in children and adolescents. Child psychologist, Jerry Wilde, speaks directly to kids in a language they can easily understand.

Also available: More Hot Stuff to Help Kids Chill Out: the Anger and Stress Management Book. Jerry Wilde, $12.95 (ages 9-12)

Is That Me Yelling? A Parent's Guide to Getting Your Kids to Cooperate Without Losing Your Cool. Rona Renner, $19.95

Being a parent is hard work! And when your child refuses to do even the little things — like picking up their toys, taking a bath, or getting in the car to go to school — it's easy to become frustrated. While most books on discipline are “one size fits all,” this book offers a tailored parenting approach. Inside, you will learn powerful mindfulness techniques based in cognitive behavioral theory (CBT) and temperament theory to help reduce conflict and foster cooperation, respect, and understanding in your family. You will also learn the real reasons behind your frustration, how your unique temperament, as well as your child's, can contribute to you losing your temper, and how you can start feeling calm, and connect with your child in a positive way, right away.

As a parent, you need real, practical solutions to help you communicate effectively and compassionately with your children in a way that will benefit you both. This book will show you how.

Mindfulness for Teen Anger: a Workbook to Overcome Anger & Aggression Using MBSR & DBT Skills. Mark Purcell & Jason Murphy, $23.95

Do you ever feel so frustrated with school, friends, parents, and life in general that you lose control of your emotions and lash out? You shouldn't feel ashamed. Being a teen in today's world is hard, but it's even harder when you're unable to keep your cool in stressful situations. Fortunately, there are things you can do to make positive changes in your life.

Using proven effective mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), Mindfulness for Teen Anger will teach you the difference between healthy and unhealthy forms of anger. Inside, you'll learn how to make better choices, how to stop overreacting, find emotional balance, and be more aware of your thoughts and feelings in the moment. You'll also learn skills for building positive relationships with peers, friends, and family.

As a teen, the relationship skills you learn now can help you thrive in the future. With a little help, and by cultivating compassion and understanding for yourself and others, you will be able to transform your fear and anger into confidence and kindness.

Moody Cow Meditates. Kerry Lee MacLean, $22.95

Moody Cow is having a terrible, angry day, until Grandfather teaches Moody Cow how to let go of angry thoughts and calm down.

The Most Magnificent Thing. Ashley Spires, $16.95

A young girl has a wonderful idea. She is going to make the most MAGNIFICENT thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. All she has to do is make it, and she makes things all the time. Easy-peasy! But making her magnificent thing is anything but easy, and the girl tries and fails, repeatedly. Eventually, the girl gets really, really mad. She is so mad, in fact, that she quits. But after her dog convinces her to take a walk, she comes back to her project with renewed enthusiasm and manages to get it just right. 

For the early grades' exploration of character education, this funny book offers a perfect example of the rewards of perseverance and creativity. The girl's frustration and anger are vividly depicted in the detailed art, and the story offers good options for dealing honestly with these feelings, while at the same time reassuring children that it's okay to make mistakes.

1-2-3 A Calmer Me: Helping Children Cope When Emotions Get Out of Control. Colleen Patterson & Brenda S. Miles, $14.50 (ages 4-8)

1-2-3 A Calmer Me introduces children to a simple rhyme they can use to slow down their bodies and stop mad feelings from spinning out of control. Includes a "Note to Parents, Teachers, and Other Grown-Ups" with more information about the steps of the "1-2-3" rhyme, and advice for working through the steps with your child.

RAGE: True Stories by Teens about Anger. Edited by Laura Longhine, $13.50

These teens have plenty of reasons to be angry: parental abuse, street violence, peer pressure, powerlessness, and more. The writers talk honestly about anger management for teens as they struggle to gain control of their emotions and stop hurting others and themselves.

The Red Beast: Controlling Anger in Children with Asperger's Syndrome. K.I. Al-Ghani, Illustrated by Haitham Al-Ghani, $25.95

Deep inside everyone, a red beast lies sleeping. When it is asleep, the red beast is quite small, but when it wakes up, it begins to grow and grow. This is the story of a red beast that was awakened.

This vibrant fully illustrated children's storybook is written for children aged 5+, and is an accessible, fun way to talk about anger, with useful tips about how to 'tame the red beast' and guidance for parents on how anger affects children with Asperger's Syndrome.

The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook for Kids: Help for Children to Cope with Stress, Anxiety & Transitions. Lawrence Shapiro & Robin Sprague, $23.95

Children pay close attention to their parents' moods. When parents feel upset, their kids may become anxious, and when parents wind down, children also get the chance to relax. When you feel overwhelmed and stressed, it can be hard to help your child feel balanced. The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook for Kids, written by two child therapists, offers more than fifty activities you can do together as a family to help you and your child replace stressful and anxious feelings with feelings of optimism, confidence and joy.

You'll learn proven relaxation techniques, including deep breathing, guided imagery, mindfulness, and yoga, and then receive guidance for teaching them to your child. Your child will also discover how taking time to do art and creative projects can create a sense of fulfillment and calm. By completing just one ten-minute activity from this workbook each day, you'll make relaxation a family habit that will stay with both you and your child for a lifetime.

Sam's Pet TEMPER. Sangeeta Bhadra & Marion Arbona, $18.95 (ages 3-7)

The hero of this picture book, Sam, has to wait for everything on the playground one day, and this makes him mad. Suddenly, an unusual thing appears. It runs around, shoving and tripping and pinching and stomping, until all the other children have run away. It was a Temper. At first, having a pet Temper is fun. But before long, the Temper starts causing trouble for Sam. And eventually, Sam comes to the realization that his Temper is something he needs to learn to control.

Show Me Your MAD Face: Teaching Children to Feel Angry without Losing Control. Connie Schnoes, $17.50

Children get angry for many different reasons. Young children may throw tantrums when they are tired, frustrated, or unhappy. Teens may use anger to either get what they want or get out of doing something they don't like, such as homework or chores. Exhausted or frightened by frequent outbursts, parents often try to avoid doing or demanding anything of their children that might trigger their anger. 

Author Connie Schnoes, however, tells parents not to shield children from situations that make them angry. Instead, all children must learn that feeling angry at times is a normal emotion and there are appropriate ways to control and express anger without hurting themselves or others. Her book helps parents:

• Recognize angry behavior in children and act before it becomes a problem
• Understand a child who is often angry and learn what that anger might represent
• Teach children to stop using angry and aggressive behaviors and learn new, positive ways of behaving and expressing anger or frustration
• Know when it's a good idea to seek professional help for a child who is often angry

Using many examples from her clinical practice and her own family to highlight her helpful advice, Dr. Schnoes offers hope to parents worn out and worried by their children's explosive, angry behavior. 

Soda Pop Head. Julia Cook, illustrated by Allison Valentine, $14.50

Lester is a Soda Pop Head! He has a hard time controlling his anger, until his dad figures out how to help him. This book takes an empathetic, yet powerful look at anger management. A must-read for all Soda Pop Heads!

Starving the Anger Gremlin: a Cognitive Therapy Workbook on Anger Management for Young People. Kate Collins-Donnelly, $25.95 (ages 10+)

Meet the anger gremlin: a troublesome pest whose favourite meal is your anger, and the more he eats the angrier you get! There's only one way to stop him: starve him of angry feelings and behaviours, and make him disappear.

This imaginative workbook shows young people how to starve their anger gremlin and control their anger effectively. Made up of engaging and fun activities, it helps them to understand why they get angry and how their anger affects themselves and others, and teaches them how to manage angry thoughts and behaviours. The tried-and-tested programme, based on effective cognitive behavioural therapy principles, can be worked through by a young person on their own or with a practitioner or parent, and is suitable for children and young people aged 10+.

STARVING THE ANGER GREMLIN is easy to read and fun to complete, and is an ideal anger management resource for those working with young people including counsellors, therapists, social workers and school counsellors, as well as parents.

Steps and Stones: an Anh's Anger Story. Gail Silver, illustrated by Christiane Krömer, $16.95

When Anh feels left out, a red hairy creature named Anger teaches him some valuable lessons about slowing down and taking care of his strong emotions. By counting his steps and coordinating them with his breath, Anh learns how walking meditation can ease his angry thoughts.

The Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens: Mindfulness Skills to Help You Deal with Stress. Gina Biegel, $22.50

First, the bad news: your teenage years are some of the most stressful of your life. Up to 70 percent of teens say they're stressed out, and with pressure about grades at school, parents who just don't seem to get it, and friends who drive you crazy, it's no wonder. Here's the good news! If you learn a few strategies for getting stress under control now, you'll have the skills you need to deal with problems and difficult feelings that life sends your way in high school and beyond.

The Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens is a collection of thirty-seven simple workbook activities that will teach you to reduce your worries using a technique called mindfulness. Mindfulness is a way to be aware of your thoughts and feelings in the present moment. You can use mindfulness when you start to feel as though things are spinning out of control, so you can stop worrying about what might happen and focus instead on what's happening now.

Stress Relief for Kids: Taming Your Dragons. Martha Belknap, $26.95

These creative relaxation activities for use at home and school give children the tools to cope with stress and anxiety in all areas of their lives. This new book replaces both of Martha Belknap’s two popular books, “Taming Your Dragons” and “More Taming Your Dragons”.

Also available: "Taming Your Dragons CD", $22.50, with 4 relaxtion scripts.

Taming the Dragon in Your Child-From Toddler to Teen: Solutions for Breaking the Cycle of Family Anger. Meg Eastman, with Sydney Craft Rozen, $19.99

Ten years in print—still one of the most comprehensive resources. Chapters on parenting style, problem-solving style, single-parent families, struggling families, child temperament, self-calming strategies, setting limits, anxious kids, impulsive kids, seeking professional help.

Temper Tamers In a Jar®. Helping Kids Cool Off and Manage Anger. Free Spirit Publishing, $14.99 (ages 8–11)

Learn how to calm down and keep your cool in order to control your temper and express your feelings in positive ways. Use TEMPER TAMERS IN A JAR to promote group discussions about healthy ways to deal with anger. Individuals can also use cards to learn calming strategies for tense or difficult situations. There are four different kinds of cards:

• What Would You Do? cards: These cards present difficult scenarios. You're asked to imagine yourself in tense situations and provide answers for how you'd respond
• Tips! cards: Here's advice for positive actions you can take when you feel angry
• Share cards: These cards encourage you to share personal stories about how you deal with anger
• Act It Out! cards: You're again asked to provide positive ways to deal with anger. This time, you act them out (sometimes with a friend)

The Tiger In My Chest. Elaheh Bos, $19.95

A simple story explaining what happens when we get angry and how lonely and confusing this big emotion can feel. The book includes five Anger Management Strategies to use at home or in class by Dr. Stephanie Margolese.

A Volcano in My Tummy: Helping Children to Handle Anger. Elaine Whitehouse & Warwick Pudney. $14.95

A creative and effective approach to helping 6-15 year olds handle their anger so that they can live successfully, healthily, happily and nonviolently, with motivation, without fear and with good relationships. An accessible resource book for teachers, parents and all who care for children, it is full of stories, and easy-to-use games and exercises which are clearly described, indicating appropriate age levels, teaching strategies, materials and procedures to follow, with worksheets for the childrens' use.

A Week of Switching, Shifting, and Stretching: How to Make My Thinking More Flexible. Lauren Kerstein, $24.95

This picture book assists children on the autism spectrum, and any child for that matter, in examining their black-and-white thinking in order to begin to think more flexibly — rainbow thinking. Using repeated rhymes and illustrations, the child begins to recognize that the more flexible his thinking is, the better he is able to cope with the challenges that life inevitably brings, ultimately, leading to fewer tantrums and meltdowns.

What Angry Kids Need: Parenting Your Angry Child without Going Mad. Jennifer Brown & Pam Provonsha Hopkins, $16.95

In language every parent, caregiver and teacher can understand (even when exhausted and frustrated), this practical and compassionate book explains why kids get angry, what anger management skills they (and the entire family) can be taught, how adults can model anger management techniques—and how adults can cope when nothing seems to work. The authors, who emphasize the importance of patience and practice in developing the ability to handle anger, also explain the options available when more help is needed.

This is a terrific resource for parents, as well as anyone working with a child whose intense emotions leave you feeling depleted and looking for answers.

What to Do When Your Temper Flares: a Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Problems with Anger. Dawn Huebner, $22.50 (ages 6 to 12)

What to Do When Your Temper Flares guides children and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat problems with anger. This interactive self-help book uses engaging activities, illustrations and step-by-step instructions to help kids cool angry thoughts and control their actions.

What Your Explosive Child is Trying to Tell You: Discovering the Pathway from Symptoms to Solutions. Douglas Riley, $17.95

This compassionate, no-nonsense guide explains the most common causes of explosive behaviors and tailors strategies to address the underlying cause of the behavior.

When the Anger Ogre Visits. Andree Salom, Illustrated by: Ivette Salom, $19.95 (ages 3 - 7)

When the Anger Ogre Visits gives children symbolic and concrete guidance about how to deal with anger as a natural part of their inner lives. Rather than squelching anger or pushing it away, the book invites children to sit with and observe anger, removing its overwhelming aspects. This playfully illustrated story, written in memorable rhyme, centers on discovering and using internal resources and portrays anger as manageable.