When Miles Got Mad

This book walks young kids through how to regulate their emotions, specifically anger. Miles' younger brother accidentally breaks something special to Miles. As Miles talks through his emotions (with a giant red monster symbolizing his destructive energy), the anger dissipates and eventually disappears altogether. When his little brother returns, cowering behind Mom, Miles suggests they repair the toy together and all is well.

It was okay, but I wish that Miles had talked about his initial reaction and apologized for yelling at and scaring Max. Instead of glossing over the outburst and going right to a resolution, it would have been nice to show that when we do act in anger, tempting though it may be to skip right to “Everything's fine again,” it's good to acknowledge our moments of unkindness and mistakes.

I have some loftier points about how feeling anger or frustration is not necessarily a bad thing (for example, in [b:Miles Is the Boss of His Body|18770519|Miles Is the Boss of His Body|Samantha Kurtzman-Counter|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1384159176l/18770519.SX50.jpg|26673508], his anger indicates a strong sense of personal boundaries), but that was my main gripe.