![]() ![]() His words of wisdom are needed now more than ever, and so are children’s books that help with such an essential effort. Mister Rogers always knew that helping children learn how to manage their emotions was an invaluable service. Through Hallee’s words and Sandra de la Prada‘s expressive illustrations, the reader witnesses how to handle a situation in which displaced anger hurts a friend, how to go about rectifying it, and the kind of forgiveness and understanding that should be the dynamic between good friends. The problem grows bigger when that nasty demon “Displaced Anger” shows up, and Keya takes out her “mad” on her friend, Hooper :-(. In Way Past Mad, main character, Keya’s little brother, Nate (who doesn’t know any better), wreaks havoc when he does things like mess her room, ruin her breakfast and destroy her favorite hat. ![]() Here we are, in 2020, and that’s what Hallee‘s newest picture book is about: what you do-and don’t do-when you get angry. Senate a song he wrote, “What Do You Do?” (…with the mad that you feel?) which literally saved PBS. In fact, in 1969 Fred Rogers recited before the U. Learning how to manage it at a young age is critical. ![]() ![]() It seems that “poignant” is author Hallee Adelman‘s calling card.Īnger is the kind of emotion that can be scary, especially for children, and sometimes leads to regretful behavior. WAY PAST MAD I have a place in my heart for books that promote poignant subject matter, e.g., kindness, bullying, emotions, etc. ![]()
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