Read Aloud with Ms. Beth - The Angry Cookie

The Angry Cookie by Laura Dockrill

Are your children acting with grumpiness over all the closures and cancellations? Are they missing friends and family? The Angry Cookie is a GREAT book, helping children recognize what they are feeling (anger, grumpiness, even fear and powerlessness). The answer - someone who is there, someone who is listening. A good reminder for us parents to lean in with love and understanding when children are acting out in anger. More often than not, they are looking for reassurance that someone will stick it out with them, will listen, and will try to understand.

Highly recommend this book for elementary schoolers but even preschoolers will enjoy the illustrations and the concepts of anger. Parents will be amused by some of the jokes and sarcasm aimed toward the adult audience.