shaniquekee's review
5.0
This was so adorably amazing! What a great way to teach kids that it's okay to feel their feelings, even when they aren't happy ones. I loved Ira and Malcolm's friendship and the ways that they are there for each other. Get this one for why kiddos in your life!
jessmcall's review
3.0
This was an ok story. The message about friendship and kids trying to understand their feelings was nice but I have read other books that convey that message better. Overall, this was fine.
I received an ARC of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I received an ARC of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
sheilafrye's review
5.0
NEW FAVORITE BOOK ALERT!
There’s a common worldview that difficult feelings - like sadness - are meant to be repressed and hidden from the world. This leads to people suffering privately or bottling up emotions until they explode.
Luckily, highly-engaging books like Ira Crumbs Feels the Feelings teach children (especially boys!) that it’s ok to feel sad sometimes.
Ira and Malcolm are besties who have difficulty deciding whether to play hide-and-seek or tag. When others hear the word “tag,” they come running and swoop Malcolm off his feet, leaving Ira all alone.
Now Ira’s body is doing strange things, telling Ira that he is S to the A to the D: SAD.
People try to cheer him up but he just wants to feel his feelings!
Apparently, Malcolm was missing his bestie and comes back to find Ira feeling pretty sad. When he inquires about his friend’s sadness (as good friends ought to do), he doesn’t try to change Ira’s feelings but chooses to empathize with him instead.
All-in-all, Ira Crumbs Feels the Feelings has ME feeling all the feelings…especially love!
Great read aloud for grades K-2.
I received this book from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
There’s a common worldview that difficult feelings - like sadness - are meant to be repressed and hidden from the world. This leads to people suffering privately or bottling up emotions until they explode.
Luckily, highly-engaging books like Ira Crumbs Feels the Feelings teach children (especially boys!) that it’s ok to feel sad sometimes.
Ira and Malcolm are besties who have difficulty deciding whether to play hide-and-seek or tag. When others hear the word “tag,” they come running and swoop Malcolm off his feet, leaving Ira all alone.
Now Ira’s body is doing strange things, telling Ira that he is S to the A to the D: SAD.
People try to cheer him up but he just wants to feel his feelings!
Apparently, Malcolm was missing his bestie and comes back to find Ira feeling pretty sad. When he inquires about his friend’s sadness (as good friends ought to do), he doesn’t try to change Ira’s feelings but chooses to empathize with him instead.
All-in-all, Ira Crumbs Feels the Feelings has ME feeling all the feelings…especially love!
Great read aloud for grades K-2.
I received this book from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
decafjess's review
4.0
A short and cute story that will appeal to younger pre-readers who are learning to deal with negative feelings in social situations. The illustrations are incredibly pleasantly bizarre and eye catching.
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