This book won the 1994-1995 Little Indian Book Award and was listed in the 1992 American Library Association's "Book List" magazine editor's selection.
Sometimes, children are inevitably in negative emotions, and the task of adults is to help children find appropriate channels of expression. Understanding and accepting children's emotions instead of rushing to solve problems is a taste worth savoring when reading this book with your children. ──Recommended by Dr. Chen Zhicai, Department of Child Psychology, Maternal and Child Hospital
Hoss was having a bad day. He came home angry. However, Hoss's mother knew how to deal with Hoss's anger! ─ That is to cook a pot of "angry soup". The ingredients for making this "Angry Soup" are as follows:
1. Intelligent words, plus one or two short sentences of angry words.
2. Positive messages teach readers to release anger correctly instead of sealing it up.
3. Pictures that are as dynamic as the story.
這本書榮獲1994～1995年小印第安人書獎名列1992年美國圖書館協會「書單」雜誌編輯選書
有時候，孩子難免處在負面的情緒當中，而成人的任務就是幫助孩子找到合宜的抒解管道。瞭解與接納孩子的情緒，而不是急著解決問題，是與孩子共讀此書時，值得細細咀嚼的滋味。──婦幼醫院兒童心智科 陳質采 醫師推薦
這一天霍斯過得很不高興。他帶著一肚子怒氣回家。但是，霍斯的媽媽卻知道該怎麼處霍斯那一肚子的怒氣呢！── 那就是煮一鍋「生氣湯」。做這一本《生氣湯》的材料如下：
1.有智慧的文字，加一兩小句的氣話。
2.積極的訊息，教導讀者正確的把怒氣釋放出來，而不是把怒氣封鎖起來。
3. 和故事一樣有活力的圖畫。