This Makes Me Angry
Courtney Carbone
This Makes Me Angry
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
Dealing With Feelings
by Courtney Carbone
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 mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
Have you ever had a day where everything seems to go wrong? A boy finds his bathroom towels soaked and his homework scribbled all over, and he knows just who’s responsible. But can drawing pictures help him understand his anger?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This early reader book explores a young child's experience with anger and frustration caused by his little brother's messy behavior. Designed for ages 5-8, it uses simple, repetitive language to help children identify and express their feelings in a healthy way. Parents should know that it gently introduces emotional reflection without any distressing content.
Why we rated This Makes Me Angry 7LE
This Makes Me Angry is written at a Level 2 reading level across 19 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 3.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, This Makes Me Angry works for readers up to grade 4.0.
We rate This Makes Me Angry as 7LE ("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, This Makes Me Angry explores emotions, family, early readers, and self-reflection — 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, family, early readers.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
7LE — Light — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780593564899
- Pages
- 19
- Publisher
- Random House Books for Young Readers
- Published
- 2022
- Type
- Fiction