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.

I'm happy to hear that Ira's back with a new lesson to teach. This book is perfect for starting a conversation about feelings with children, whether in a classroom setting or at home with your little ones. This silly tale will have your child giggling and empathizing without even realizing.

This is my second Ira Crumb book, and i enjoyed it. It wasn’t as good as the first one, but it was a great edition. Ira gets Sad when Malcolm goes to play tag without him. He feels all the feelings, his feelings are even having feelings, and they are all sad. And he wants no one to try and cheer him up. This is not a deep message book, just a fun time with fart humor and pickles.

My older daughter (4) found this particularly funny and at this stage it’s valuable for her to have a conversation starter about things like feeling sad because you’ve been left out and how to talk to people about feeling sad.

Ira Crumb’s chin wibbles and the tears fall when his friends and classmates choose to play tag over his preferred hide and seek. A sweet story about allowing grace for yourself when you’re feeling sad.

Ira and his best friend Malcolm have great fun together. They love making each other laugh and are barely ever separated. One day Malcolm decides to run off with the other kids after a little dispute whether they should play hide-and-seek or tag. Malcolm decides tags for him and off he zooms with the gang. He does ask Ira to join in the fun but Ira declines the offer leaving him all alone.

It is after the group disappears that Ira reaps the effects of his refusal. His tummy begins to hurt, his chin begins wibbling and his eyes start to leak. Oh my! Others around him try to cheer him up but his sad anxiety-separation feelings sting even more.

Malcolm finally seeks out his friend once again. Ira is surprised at Malcolm's return but his heart is touched when his BFF says:

"Playing tag was so much fun...but it would have been even more fun if you'd been here. "

Ira breaks down and confesses :

"I don't even know anymore. I wanted to play hide-and-seek, but I didn't have anyone to play with. I had these feelings... and I didn't have you."

"Gosh, that's sad... Wanna be sad together?"

And as best friends have the power to do they cheer each other up and laugh and play once again, just like old times.

This is the second book in the Ira Crumb series. This heartfelt book is full of emotions and humour. It is a perfect segue to discuss feelings and how to deal with them. The illustrations are vibrant, kid-friendly and full of action. I like the book a lot and highly recommend it.

Oh, this book gives you all the feelings! Ira Crumb may be little, but his emotions are BIG! When things do not go quite his way while playing with his best friend, Malcolm Cake, Ira does not only get a little sad...he gets a lotta sad! So sad that he cannot do anything, so sad that he does even want to be cheered up! Malcolm being the best friend that he is does not sit by and allow Ira to be sad alone! Malcolm's philosophy: If Ira's sad, I'm sad too! Is that not what best friends are for?
Ira Crumb Feels the Feelings is a great book to read to children to discuss and explore feelings! Ira teaches us that, YES, it is okay to be sad and to show your emotions! A healthy lesson for us all!

Feelings can be confusing for young kids. This is true for Ira, especially when his best friend isn't there with him. A good read for young kids! They can see how another kid deals with difficult feelings.

As I grew up, I heard comments like “Don’t be such a baby” and “Stop crying or I’ll give you something to cry about” or even things like “Stop crying, boys don’t cry”. Well, these are all wrong. It is okay to cry, it is okay to show your emotions and it is okay to have emotions.

In Ira Crumbs Feels the Feelings, Ira is a boy who is not afraid to show how he is feeling. Ira and Malcolm are best buddies who have difficulty deciding whether to play hide and seek or tag. When other friends hear the word “tag,” they come running and off they go with Malcolm, leaving Ira alone. He is sad and everyone knows it. People try to cheer him up, but he just wants to feel the feelings. It wasn’t just that no one wanted to play Hide and Seek, but that he missed his bestie and wanted Malcolm back. When Malcolm comes back and finds Ira upset, they talk about it, joke about it and laugh together. Malcolm accepts that Ira was sad and that was okay.

Kids will enjoy this book, especially the fart jokes, but also to learn that it is okay to show your feelings. A fun story for those 5 to 8 year olds with a message. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book upon request. The rating, ideas and opinions shared are my own.