Feeling Angry
Rochelle Nielsen Barsuhn
Feeling Angry
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Rochelle Nielsen Barsuhn
The text is written at a 2nd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for younger children (ages 5–8), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
Anger is not just a feeling—it's a powerful message your body sends when something feels wrong. Discover how understanding anger can help you stay calm and make better choices. Learning about your emotions might just change the way you see the world!
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book introduces young readers to the emotion of anger, explaining its causes and healthy ways to manage it. Designed for early readers ages 5-8, it offers simple language and relatable examples to support emotional literacy and self-regulation skills. Parents can use it as a tool to discuss feelings and appropriate responses in everyday situations.
Why we rated Feeling Angry 7LE
Feeling Angry is written at a Level 2 reading level across 31 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 3.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Feeling Angry works for readers up to grade 4.0.
We rate Feeling Angry as 7LE ("Light — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.
Thematically, Feeling Angry explores emotions & feelings, health & daily living, and social topics — 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 emotions & feelings, health & daily living, social topics.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
7LE — Light — EmotionalNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
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
- 0895652447
- Pages
- 31
- Publisher
- Childs World Incorporated
- Published
- 1982-01-01
- Type
- Fiction