It’s Perfect Picture Book Friday again, folks, and isn’t that nice?
Not only does it mean the weekend is basically here, it also gives us a great list of new picture books to enjoy during it!
So get ready to make a list for the library! 🙂
My choice for today is all about something a lot of kids (and adults) find hard – how to manage feeling angry.
Title: Allie All Along
Written & Illustrated By: Sarah Lynne Reul
Sterling Children’s Books, August 2018, fiction
Suitable For Ages: 4-7
Themes/Topics: emotions (anger), understanding, siblings
Opening: “SNAP! Allie’s crayon broke. I blinked. She was suddenly furious, fuming, frustrated, and so, so, sooo ANGRY!”
Brief Synopsis: When Allie’s crayon breaks, she gets really, really, really angry! Her brother knows Allie is still in there somewhere, but it’s hard to see her under all that anger. There has to be a way to make things right again.
Links To Resources: Anger Management Games And Activities For Kids (scroll down to that section); Helping Kids Learn About Facial Expressions and Feelings ; talk about what makes you angry and what are some constructive ways to cope with that anger.
Why I Like This Book: We all know that feeling when something happens – maybe even something that doesn’t seem like a big deal to anyone else – that sends us over the edge of fury. Emotion that large is hard for anyone to manage, especially a young person who hasn’t had a lot of practice. I love that this book shows the situation that causes the anger (a broken crayon), the immensity of the anger and how the individual feeling it can get lost within it, and a caring person (in this case Allie’s brother) who understands her anger and helps by offering a variety of constructive ways to deal with it until Allie emerges, once again herself. It’s simply and beautifully done, and will remind your little ones that they are not alone in feeling angry sometimes.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I do 🙂
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Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!!! 🙂
Susanna Leonard Hill 
Sounds like a perfect picture book to help kids understand & deal with emotions!
I love to see books that focus on helping children deal with their emotions. The illustrations in this story will certainly appeal to kids. Great choice for the beginning of the school year.
I was so lucky to get a preview of ALLIE ALL ALONG at Sarah’s launch for BREAKING NEWS. She’s having an amazing debut year!
Lucky you, Cathy.
Love how the anger is depicted on the cover. And the title conveys so much. Excellent choice.
Just finished reading this one, Susanna…I LOVE how it helps kids (and probably their parents and teachers) find ways to get rid of their anger!
Thank you so much, dear lady, for being our PPBF leader!
This is very needed both for the kids just learning this skill and the adults who’ve forgotten it. Thanks, Susanna for another great book and continuing this feature for another year.
Wonderful choice, Susanna. I definitely see my kids sometimes struggling to deal with difficult emotions, and this models helpful strategies. Thanks!
Oh, I understand her anger, alright! haha! Thanks for sharing – Sarah’s work is so cute!
So nice to see a normal emotion as the focus of this story. Love the cover.
Anger? What is this “anger” you speak of?? Never heard of it!
Love and licks,
Cupcake
Oh my goodness! I haven’t been here for awhile, due in part to the new batch of kiddos in my care and may I say this looks like the perfect book for me at the perfect time! Thanks for sharing Susanna and congratulations/thank you Sarah Lynne Reul!