Sometimes My Mommy Gets Angry

by Bebe Moore Campbell
illustrated by E. B. Lewis

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Some mornings, Annie's mother's smiles are as bright as sunshine as she makes pancakes for breakfast and helps Annie get ready for school.

But other days, her mother doesn't smile at all and gets very angry. Those days Annie has to be a big girl and make her own breakfast, and even put herself to bed at night. But Annie's grandma helps her remember what to do when her mommy isn't well, and her silly friends are there to cheer her up. And no matter what, Annie knows that even when Mommy is angry on the outside, on the inside she never stops loving her.

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"For parents and teachers, Sometimes My Mommy Gets Angry is an excellent means to introduce the concept of mental illness to children, particularly bipolar disorder. Narrated from a child's perspective, it presents symptoms and coping strategies in simple, everyday terms, and gently opens a door for serious discussion." - Richard C. Birkel, Ph.D. National Executive Director,
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

This book won the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Outstanding Literature Award for 2003

Extracted from Penguin's Young Readers Group, September-December 2003