I'm Furious

Matt's little brother destroys his prized baseball card, and Matt wants to blow up. Elizabeth Crary's choose-your-own-adventure format lets young readers help Matt pick his response — and then watch where each choice leads. The structure is the strength: kids can back up, try a different path, and see real consequences play out without being lectured. Importantly, the book validates the anger itself before teaching what to do with it, which is developmentally sound. The Dealing with Feelings series from Parenting Press has been a classroom and library staple for decades for good reason. The format is intentionally brief and simple, so older readers will outgrow it quickly, and the choose-your-own structure can feel formulaic if read alongside others in the series back to back. Still, a genuinely useful therapeutic tool for the early childhood range. Fully family-safe.