The Boy Who Cried Over Everything

by Betsy Childs, Dan Olson (Illustrator)

Murray is almost four years old, but he cries over everything. An experience with a slingshot and a sparrow helps him realize that it's okay to cry when you are sad, but it's best not to cry when you're mad.

Genres: Picture Books

31 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 6, 2011

About the author

Betsy Childs is a writer from Birmingham, Alabama. She is the author of The Boy Who Cried Over Everything and The Girl Who Got Out of Bed. Dan Olson is a husband and father of four. In addition to drawing, he loves church history and baseball. He works for The Gospel Coalition and lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has illustrated The Boy Who Cried Over Everything and The Girl Who Got Out of Bed, both written by Betsy Childs.

See also Betsy Childs Howard

Reviews

[Isaac · Rating 5 out of 5]

Isaac doesn't want to review this book because he didn't want me to read it to him. Lol. I read this to my kids when they are going through that crying stage. I don't know if it helps but eventually they grow out of it. --Alicia

[Deon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this on #KindleUnlimited

[Amber Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Children's book

I liked the message of this book. That there is a time and place for crying. A cute book with a good message

[Michael Santolini · Rating 5 out of 5]

From the Back Cover "Though it's best not to cry when you're mad, it's okay to cry when you're sad" I just finished reading " The Boy Who Cried Over Everything" It was a great story and a memorable ending. It sounds like I should read this to my son. He is like Murray, but he is 5 and STILL whines a lot! Maybe this book would be a good moral for him to learn from. If you have kids that cry or whine I think you would love this book. I gave this book a 5 out of 5 because it had a great story and a great moral message. It was short and to the point for young readers to understand and a book I would read to my son or daughter.

[Eric · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book about a four-year-old learning when it is and when it is not appropriate for big boys (and big men) to cry.

The pictures render pretty well on both my Kindle Fire and e-ink Kindle, but my four-year-old lost interest before we got to the end. I think I liked the book more than he did. I hope he lets me read it to him again.

[Becka · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute book about crying out of anger or frustration versus crying because of sadness. Major points for it being ok for boys to cry too. I liked that it showed hs thought process too.

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Learning when the appropriate times to cry versus having a temper tantrum is a big step on the road to adulthood.