Below is a small sample of City Library’s non-fiction books on emotions in children. This sample specifically focuses on understanding and managing anger through mindfulness practice. For more books on emotions and feelings, you can contact me or search the library catalogue.
Quick tip: To search for junior non-fiction books on emotions in the library catalogue, type in ’emotions’ into the search bar and press enter. Then refine your search in the left-hand menu by checking the boxes ‘Non-fiction’ and ‘junior’.
Kids Can Cope: Take Charge of Anger/ By Gill Hasson; illustrated by Sarah Jennings
Publication date: 2020
Call number: JNF 152.47 HASS
Kids Can Cope explains what it means to be angry and how children can express their anger in safe ways to avoid hurting themselves and the people around them. This book offers easy-to-understand practical advice on how you can feel less overwhelmed by your emotions and more in control. There are also extra notes in the book for parents and educators.
What to Do When Your Temper Flares: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Problems with Anger/ By Dawn Huebner; illustrated by Bonnie Matthews
Publication date: 2008
Call number: JNF 155.4124 HUE
A Gold Recipient of the 2008 Mom’s Choice Awards, What to Do When Your Temper Flares is an interactive self-help book that guides children and parents through cognitive-behavioral techniques. These techniques are aimed at calming angry thoughts and controlling angry actions. With eye-catching illustrations, this book can empower you to be more calm and happy.
Your Emotions/ By Honor Head
Publication date: 2019
Call number: JNF 152.4 HEAD
Part of the Your Mind Matters series, this book explores how to manage negative emotions and difficult feelings by giving you strategies to develop good mental health. It is suitable for ages 9+ and specifically looks at the emotion of anger in the chapter “Feeling Angry.” As well as explaining when anger can be a good thing, the book provides simple mindfulness techniques to practice at home and school.
How Do I Feel?/ By Rebekah Lipp and Craig Phillips
Publication date: 2021
Call number: JNF 152.4 LIPP
A beautifully illustrated dictionary of emotions for children, How Do I Feel? follows the character of Aroha and her friends as they experience how different emotions feel in the body. The dictionary can help you label and recognise your feelings, and it provides tips on how to express your emotions in healthy ways.
Take a Moment: 50 Mindfulness Activities for Kids/ By Paul Christelis; illustrated by Alex Hoskins
Publication date: 2021
Call number: JNF 158.13 CHRI
This book gives you mindfulness activities on managing your emotions in difficult or upsetting situations. The book is divided into six sections. The ‘Mindful Emotions’ section explains how to “welcome the weather” and the benefits of noticing and breathing through emotions like anger. This is a wonderful book to learn how to be calm, and it features cute illustrations.
Quick tip: To find more books about this topic in the library catalogue, consider typing in synonyms to ’emotions’, such as ‘feelings’ or ‘anger’, into the search bar. Remember, the ‘Refine by’ menu on the left side can help you narrow your search to specific items in the catalogue.
References
Christelis, P. (2021). Take a moment: 50 mindfulness activities for kids (A. Hoskins, Illus.). Franklin Watts.
Hasson, G. (2020). Kids can cope: Take charge of anger (S. Jennings, Illus.). Franklin Watts.
Head, H. (2019). Your emotions. Franklin Watts.
Huebner, D. (2008). What to do when your temper flares: A kid’s guide to overcoming problems with anger (B. Matthews, Illus.). Magination Press.
Lipp, R. & Phillips, C. (2021). How do I feel? Wildling Books.
