Books about anger and temper tantrums
Sometimes we get annoyed. Sometimes we get cross. And sometimes we have a full on temper tantrum!
Explore our pick of the very best children's books about anger and temper tantrums for when little ones are seeing red.
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Barbara Throws A Wobbler
Author: Nadia Shireen
Interest level: 3-5
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Barbara Throws A Wobbler
Author: Nadia Shireen
Interest level: 3-5
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Nadia Shireen’s brilliant book about temper tantrums is a definite must-have for any parents of 3-5 year olds who may have had a w…
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I Am Angry
Author: Michael Rosen Illustrator: Robert Starling
Interest level: 2-5
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I Am Angry
Author: Michael Rosen Illustrator: Robert Starling
Interest level: 2-5
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This fun rhyming tale acknowledges the big emotions that little ones experience and enables 2 to 4 year-olds to find a vocabulary …
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The Best Worst Day Ever
Author: Sophy Henn
Interest level: 3-5
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The Best Worst Day Ever
Author: Sophy Henn
Interest level: 3-5
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Sophy Henn’s sweet, fun book about tantrums and how we might best work them out is a real winner. There’s a nod to Where…
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Grumpy Hat
Author: Nicola Kent
Interest level: 2-5
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Grumpy Hat
Author: Nicola Kent
Interest level: 2-5
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This engaging picture book, with delightful canine characters, explores difficult emotions with young children, helping them to de…
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Jack and the Giant Tantrum
Author: Louis Growell and Chris Jevons
Interest level: 2-3
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Jack and the Giant Tantrum
Author: Louis Growell and Chris Jevons
Interest level: 2-3
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Jack and the Giant Tantrum is a helpful take on tantrums, with guidance at the back of the book for parents of kids that may …
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Don’t Make Me Cross
Author: Smriti Prasadam-Halls Illustrator: Angie Rozelaar
Interest level: 2-5
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Don’t Make Me Cross
Author: Smriti Prasadam-Halls Illustrator: Angie Rozelaar
Interest level: 2-5
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Little Monster claims to be sweet, but is proving to be anything but! Children will love the naughty monster snatching p…
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What Makes You Do That?
Author: Molly Potter Illustrator: Sarah Jennings
Interest level: 6-8
Reading age: 4-5
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What Makes You Do That?
Author: Molly Potter Illustrator: Sarah Jennings
Interest level: 6-8
Reading age: 4-5
This colourful picture book cleverly addresses many of the everyday temptations we all face, exploring a different theme on each s…
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I Really Want to Shout!
Author: Simon Philip Illustrator: Lucia Gaggiotti
Interest level: 4-5
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I Really Want to Shout!
Author: Simon Philip Illustrator: Lucia Gaggiotti
Interest level: 4-5
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A brilliant picture book about anger with clever rhymes, a repeated refrain and rib-ticklingly funny illustrations which are insta…
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Why Do I Feel Like This?
Author: Shinsuke Yoshitake
Interest level: 6-8
Reading age: 6+
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Why Do I Feel Like This?
Author: Shinsuke Yoshitake
Interest level: 6-8
Reading age: 6+
Shinsuke Yoshitake’s quirky book has a cartoonish feel and a sweet, appealing way of working through a little girl’s fantastical y…
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Grumpy Frog
Author: Ed Vere
Interest level: 3-6
Reading age: 5+
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Grumpy Frog
Author: Ed Vere
Interest level: 3-6
Reading age: 5+
Ed Vere’s adorable illustration and sense of humour tells a wonderful story about little Frog overcoming his own anger and trying …
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Where the Wild Things Are
Author: Maurice Sendak
Interest level: 4-8
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Where the Wild Things Are
Author: Maurice Sendak
Interest level: 4-8
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Max is being naughty, and his mother sends him to bed without dinner, calling him a "wild thing." As Max sits in his fury, a boat …
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Angry Cookie
Author: Laura Dockrill Illustrator: Maria Karipidou
Interest level: 4-7
Reading age: 6+
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Angry Cookie
Author: Laura Dockrill Illustrator: Maria Karipidou
Interest level: 4-7
Reading age: 6+
Cookie is very angry, and she’d prefer it is you just went away! Laura Dockrill’s text is brilliantly quirky and friendly, an…
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Angry Arthur
Author: Hiawyn Oram Illustrator: Satoshi Kitamura
Interest level: 3-7
Reading age: 5+
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Angry Arthur
Author: Hiawyn Oram Illustrator: Satoshi Kitamura
Interest level: 3-7
Reading age: 5+
First published almost thirty years ago, Otam and Kitamura's depiction of Arthur remains a classic which continues to entertain an…
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The Rabbit Listened
Author: Cori Doerrfeld
Interest level: 3-5
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The Rabbit Listened
Author: Cori Doerrfeld
Interest level: 3-5
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Taylor creates a magnificent structure from building blocks and is devastated when it is destroyed by a passing flock of bird…
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I’m the Biggest
Author: Stephanie Blake Illustrator: Linda Burgess
Interest level: 3-6
Reading age: 5+
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I’m the Biggest
Author: Stephanie Blake Illustrator: Linda Burgess
Interest level: 3-6
Reading age: 5+
This light-hearted picture book is a welcome addition to the Simon and Casper series, and touches on some common issues experience…
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Ravi’s Roar
Author: Tom Percival
Interest level: 3-6
Reading age: 5+
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Ravi’s Roar
Author: Tom Percival
Interest level: 3-6
Reading age: 5+
When being the youngest and smallest gets too annoying, Ravi roars and turns into a tiger! But who wants to play with a tiger? An …
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Red Red Red
Author: Polly Dunbar
Interest level: 2-4
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Red Red Red
Author: Polly Dunbar
Interest level: 2-4
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This is a funny and relatable picture book about tantrums for parents and carers, who know all too well how little things can esca…
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