Azzie's Red Roar: A Children's Book About Feelings, Dealing with Anger, and Big Emotions
Hardcover
Series: Mebu and the Lantern of Feelings
AnimalsFamilyGeneral Juvenile Fiction
Publisher: Just 4 Kids Press
Published: Jun 20 2025
Pages: 36
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.25 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Does your child struggle with big feelings like anger? Do tantrums and meltdowns leave you both feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, and unsure what to do next?
Azzie's Red Roar is a heartwarming, healing story that helps children ages 3-7 understand and move through anger with kindness, empathy, and emotional safety. When Azzie the Alligator feels his insides heat up, his claws clench, and his tail twitch-it all builds into one mighty tantrum. But instead of being scolded or shut down, Azzie is met with compassion.
Mebu, the gentle guardian of feelings, appears with his glowing lantern-a light that turns red for anger. Through soft words and steady love, Mebu shows Azzie that anger isn't bad or scary. It's just a feeling that needs space, care, and understanding.
- Helps Kids Understand Anger - Gently teaches children ages 3-7 that anger is a normal feeling, not a bad one.
- Meet Azzie the Alligator - When his feelings build into a big, tantrum, Azzie learns how to express emotions with care and courage.
- Guided by Mebu's Magical Glow - Mebu's lantern turns red to show that even anger can be safe, understood, and loved.
- Emotional Literacy Through Storytelling - Supports parents, teachers, and therapists in talking about big feelings with little ones.
- Part of the Beloved Mebu and the Lantern of Feelings Series - A beautifully illustrated series where each emotion is paired with a color, helping children explore their feelings one glow at a time.
- Perfect for Bedtime or Classroom Reading - A calming, heart-centered tool to build emotional resilience and connection.
Why Parents & Educators Love This Book:
Helps young children recognize, name, and express anger
Teaches that all emotions-even anger-are valid and safe to feel
Offers gentle language for emotional literacy and co-regulation
A calming tool for bedtime, classrooms, or therapy settings
Promotes empathy and connection during emotional moments
Part of the Mebu and the Lantern of Feelings Series
Azzie's Red Roar is part of the Mebu and the Lantern of Feelings series-a collection of beautifully illustrated picture books where every feeling is matched with a color, and every story helps children grow.
In each book, Mebu appears with his magical lantern, glowing in a specific color to reflect a character's core emotion. From joy to jealousy, sadness to bravery, these stories guide little ones through the colors of their hearts-offering reassurance, emotional tools, and a message every child needs to hear:
Every feeling has a color. And every feeling is welcome.
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