This book is divided into two parts. The first explores the theory around anger, with chapters on understanding anger; why games are used to support healthy anger management; structuring the emotional environment when a child is already angry, and self-reflection and self-care for workers.

I really enjoyed the common sense approach the author uses in this section. She explains anger as a normal, healthy human emotion, and clearly describes the chemistry involved in experiencing and expressing anger. The author then provides a link to the second section of the book, explaining how the use of games with children gives them a way of learning that is natural to their stage of development.

The second part of the book is a collection of games, divided into sections such as "Warm ups and Ice breakers" and "You and Me: Empathy". I was rather disappointed reading through the games as there was nothing new, or material particularly related to helping a child manage uncontrollable anger. The vast majority of the games will be familiar to anyone who has worked with groups of children with the aim of raising their self-awareness, improving social skills and increasing self-esteem.

Having said this, for anyone who does not already have a comprehensive repertoire of group games, they are simply described and given symbols indicating the lower age limit, the time to allow for each game, a suitable group size, how much talking is involved and what skills are likely to be developed.