When My Angry Dragon Wakes Up: A Story about Anger and Calming Big Feelings (EverBloom Kids: Growing Hearts and Minds)

When anger wakes up, what can a child do next?
Sam is a gentle, caring boy who loves his family and friends. But when something goes wrong, his cheeks grow hot, his fists tighten, and a fiery dragon seems to take over. He stomps, yells, and says hurtful words that frighten the people he loves, especially his little sister, Raya.
After one especially difficult outburst, Sam realizes that he does not want anger controlling his choices anymore. He wants to change, but he needs help.
That night, Violet, a wise purple raven, arrives with a simple plan Sam can remember:
Notice. Cool. Choose.
With Violet’s guidance, Sam learns to recognize his “dragon alarm,” take slow breaths, count to ten, use a calming phrase, cool down in a quiet place, express his feelings without blaming others, and ask a trusted grown-up for help.
He also discovers that taking responsibility and making things right are important parts of handling anger.
𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘
• A child-friendly story about anger and big feelings
• A memorable three-step plan: Notice. Cool. Choose.
• Breathing, counting, cooling down, and calming phrase strategies
• Gentle examples of using “I feel” statements
• Lessons about self-control, empathy, apology, and repair
• A reminder that angry feelings are normal, but hurtful actions have limits
• Supportive guidance for asking a trusted grown-up for help
𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑
• Children ages 4–8
• Family read-alouds
• Bedtime stories about emotions
• Classroom social-emotional learning lessons
• School counseling and calm-down discussions
• Parents and educators teaching anger management
• Children learning how to handle frustration and big feelings
𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐍 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄
• How anger can feel in the body
• Why hurtful words and actions can affect others
• How to pause before reacting
• How slow breathing and counting can help
• How to express feelings without blaming others
• Why saying sorry and making things right matters
• How practice helps children grow over time
𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊
• It presents anger as a normal feeling while setting clear limits on hurtful behavior
• It introduces a simple emotional regulation plan children can remember
• It models breathing, counting, cooling down, and taking a break
• It encourages self-control, empathy, responsibility, apology, and repair
• It shows how angry actions can affect siblings and friendships
• It reassures children that mistakes do not define who they are
• It emphasizes practice and progress rather than perfection
𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐌 𝐊𝐈𝐃𝐒
EverBloom Kids creates warm, meaningful children’s books that help young readers explore emotions, character, curiosity, and kindness through engaging stories.
When My Angry Dragon Wakes Up is a reassuring reminder that every difficult feeling can become an opportunity to pause, practice, and grow.

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Four Practical Skills for Managing Big Feelings

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Ages
Ages 4–8 Ages 4–8 Ages 3–6 Ages 4–8

Focus
Hope, courage, and teamwork Kindness, honesty, and respect Counting from 1 to 10 Anger and emotional regulation

Best For
Building positive thinking Practicing everyday manners Early counting practice Managing big feelings

Story Style
Positive safari adventure Family-based manners story Rhyming count-along SEL story with calming tools

Publisher ‏ : ‎ EverBloom Kids
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 29, 2026
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 41 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 196171146X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1961711464
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.4 ounces
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 – 8 years
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.1 x 8.5 inches
Part of series ‏ : ‎ EverBloom Kids: Growing Hearts and Minds
Best Sellers Rank: #140,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #328 in Children’s Social Skills #978 in Children’s Siblings Books (Books) #1,214 in Children’s Books on Health