Author / Illustrator: Molly Bang
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Major Awards:
Major Awards:
- Caldecott Honor Book 2000
- Charlotte Zolotow Award 2000
- Jane Addams Peace Honor Award 2000
- American Library Association Notable Children's Book 2000
Summary: Sophie was just playing with her toys when, out of nowhere, her sister comes to steal her gorilla stuffed animal. Nobody was on her side and it made Sophie really, really angry. She kicked, screamed, roared, and was ready to explode. Instead, she stormed out of the house running into the forest and climbed a tree. After a while, Sophie felt comforted by nature and felt better so she climbed back down to head home. Everything went back to normal when Sophie arrived home and everyone was glad to see her. Important thing is that Sophie wasn't angry anymore.
Evaluation & Comments: I would absolutely use this in my classroom, for the younger grade levels. Immediately after I read this book, I wanted to use this for teaching a lesson about expressing emotions and stealing. Something that can be connected is music. As an activity, give each student a noisemaker before starting the read aloud. During the read aloud, have the students stomp, clap, or blow the noisemaker really loudly to show the anger and Sophie storming out of the house when she's outside. When Sophie is outside, have students softly blow, clap, or stomp when she's crying or not angry anymore. With this activity, it can apply the rhythm and sound with emotions. Another idea could be to just have a discussion about siblings and things that happen during scenarios that happen in the book.
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