Angry
Savina Collins
Angry
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Savina Collins
Illustrated by DuFalla, Anita, illustrator
The text is written at a 1st grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for younger children (ages 5–8), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
Here’s a secret: Iza feels a storm of anger inside her that she doesn’t know how to calm. She’s about to discover a surprising way to understand her feelings — but that’s only the beginning.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This early reader book explores the emotion of anger through the character Iza, helping young children recognize and manage their feelings. Suitable for ages 5-8, it supports emotional literacy with simple language and encourages prediction and retelling skills. Parents should know it handles anger in a gentle, age-appropriate way.
Why we rated Angry 6LE
Angry is written at a Level 1-2 reading level across 24 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 2.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Angry works for readers up to grade 3.5.
We rate Angry as 6LE ("Light — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly mild; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.
Thematically, Angry explores anger, emotions, conduct of life, and children — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 5-8 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about anger, emotions, conduct of life.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
6LE — Light — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
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Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781683421412
- Pages
- 24
- Publisher
- I Have Feelings
- Published
- 2017
- Type
- Fiction