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This book belongs to:

To a world with less anger. --HP To Orla and Laurie and your brilliant creative brains. --JM

The Angry Book Published in the UK in 2026 by Graffeg Limited Text copyright © 2026 Howard Pearlstein Illustrations copyright © 2026 James Munro This edition published in 2027 by Red Comet Press, LLC, Brooklyn, NY All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

Library of Congress Control Number: 2025940322 ISBN (HB): 978-1-63655-210-1 ISBN (EBOOK): 978-1-63655-211-8 26 27 28 29 30 31 TLF 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 First Edition Manufactured in China Red Comet Press is distributed by ABRAMS, New York

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I don’t want to tell you a story!

I. AM. TOO. ANGRY!

Do you want to know why I’m angry?

I’m so angry, all I want to do is . . .

HIT!

And

KICK!

And

BITE!

Hmm . . .

I guess hitting, kicking, and biting weren’t great things to do.

But moving my body helped me feel less angry.

Maybe next time I feel angry, I can move my body . . . but in a less destructive way.

Like this . . .

Hey, shaking is fun!

Want to try it with me?

SHAKE

your arms.

SHAKE your legs.

SHAKE

your whole body.

And . . .

STOP!

It’s hard to feel angry when you’re shaking!

I’m feeling a little better.

Now I can show you why I was angry in the first place . . .

BOOK REVIEW

The Angry Book

“ The Angry Book made me angry.”

—Stu Pidmeanie

I made HIM angry?

Him saying mean things made ME angry!

Really angry!

Oh great . . . now I’m feeling angry all over again!

And when I’m feeling angry, I make . . .

. . . MY ANGRY FACE!

I . . . need. . .t o . . . breathe . . .

Whew!

Breathing helps me feel less angry, and look, I’m less red. Let me show you what I mean.

Think about something that makes you angry . . .

Like someone

. . . or you not getting

. . . or maybe just

teasing you . . .

what you want . . .

being hungry.

Now show me your angry face.

Come on . . . make it angrier!

There you

Do you notice

go! Keep

something? You’re

making it . . .

holding your breath and turning red!

Okay, stop holding your breath. Now, let’s breathe like this . . .

Breathe in slowly, like you’re smelling a flower.

Then breathe out slowly, like you’re blowing out a candle.

Try it again . . .

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Breathing this way feels so much better than

Now that we’re both feeling

making an angry face.

good, I’ll tell you a story . . .

UGH! I CAN’T TELL YOU A STORY NOW!

I’M TOO ANGRY. . .

AGAIN!

Who would draw all over me?!

Why would they draw all over me?!

Plus, they drew all the things I hate most in the world . . .

One: Spinach!

Two: Naptime!

Three: Splinters!

Four: Heights!

Five: Snakes!

Hold your horses . . . it happened again.

I feel less angry.

3

4

5

1

But how? All I was doing was counting . . .

2

3

4

5

1

1

That’s it!

Counting helped me feel better.

2

3

4

5

And that’s okay, because everyone

It is easy to

gets angry once in a while

get angry.

(even grown-ups).

But you know what’s not okay?

Hitting, kicking, and biting -- even though we might really feel like it.

Instead, it’s much better to do the things we talked about:

Shake your body.

Breathe in and out slowly.

Count until your anger feels less strong.

Okay, those are enough lessons for one book. Now . . . finally . . . I’ll tell you a story!

What?! This is the end?

Now I’ll never be able to tell you a story!

I’M SO ANGRY!

I WANT TO HIT AND KICK AND BITE!

Instead,

But wait a second . . . that won’t

I’ll shake

make me feel any better.

my body.

Breathe in and out slowly.

And count to feel less angry.

That’s better. Nothing will make me angry now.

BOOK REVIEW

The Angry Book

“ The Angry Book ended without telling me a story. That made me so angry.”

—Dee Worst

Hey, I have an idea!

Howard Pearlstein Howard is an award-winning author whose picture books have been translated into five languages. He’s also an advertising copywriter behind campaigns for some of the world’s most popular brands, including Toyota, Verizon, and Mitsubishi. A California native, Howard now lives in Birmingham, Alabama.

Howard has three daughters, Amanda, Jacquie, and Emily, who live across the country, and one wife, Debi, who still lives at home. howardpearlstein.com

James Munro Illustrator James Munro would like to take this opportunity to apologize to The Angry Book. It was James who doodled on your clean pages, and he is sorry. James finds it hard NOT to draw on stuff, and this has got him in trouble in the past. His drawings now cover countless other things, from books to posters to films and more. He lives in Liverpool, United Kingdom, with his family and lots of pencils. mistermunro.co.uk

The BOOK Howard Pearlstein & James Munro What makes a book angry? How about doodles on its pages? Or, even worse, a one-star review?! The Angry Book is so angry that it’s in no mood to tell a story. But as the pages turn, the book (and its readers) discover valuable techniques for managing their emotions and taming their anger.

Heartfelt and humorous, The Angry Book is perfect for young readers who need help preventing outbursts and developing strategies for managing strong emotions in a healthy way.

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