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By (author) Borgert-Spaniol, Megan; Illustrated by Deo, Laura

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A charming story exploring anger, developed with a Mayo Clinic pediatric psychologist

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Olive learns she needs to clean her room before reading her new book, and anger rolls in like a storm. But like the weather, feelings come and go. This delightful take on a familiar emotion helps young readers understand that feelings are never forever. And when anger happens, kids have everything they need to manage that feeling. Friendly characters and accessible text introduce the emotion of anger and the idea that feelings can be externalized and managed, a tried-and-true method backed by the pediatric psychologists at Mayo Clinic.

Olive”s Angry Day was created in collaboration with Emily McTate, Ph.D., L.P., Pediatric Psychologist at the Mayo Clinic Children’s Center.

Aligns to core CASEL Competencies of self-awareness, self-management, and social awareness.

Mayo Clinic Press Kids creates empowering health and wellness content in partnership with pediatric experts. Proceeds from the sale of every book go to benefit important medical research and education at Mayo Clinic.

Biographical note:

Megan Borgert-Spaniol is a writer and editor in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She likes to write about food, animals, and human nature. She also loves dreaming up fun characters and telling their stories.

Laura Deo is an illustrator from Salerno, Italy. She grew up surrounded by books, paintings, and music. As a child she spent every waking moment reading stories and drawing funny characters. She has illustrated dozens of stories for children’s books and magazines.

for collection:
What”s the weather? No not that weather–the weather inside you! These charming illustrated books look at how you can plan an emotional forecast. What signals can you watch out for in your body? How do you know when feelings are changing, and how can you plan and adjust based on how you”re doing? The core SEL concept of emotions is introduced with humor and backed by the expert pediatric psychologists at Mayo Clinic in these fun picture books.

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Core SEL curriculum informed by CASEL standards
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Expert-backed approach of externalizing and reframing emotions
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Mayo Clinic Expertise:
Created in collaboration with Emily McTate, Ph.D., L.P., Pediatric Psychologist at the Mayo Clinic Children’s Center
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Diversity throughout including series disability representation