Description
It’s Not Yours, It’s Mine – Blieka is protective of the ball that she received as a gift. Her friends keep asking to play with it, but Blieka doesn’t want to share! After the others help her to reinflate her ball, she tries to share it with them. At first, it’s a challenge, but as it becomes easier, her friends begin to share their own toys and everyone enjoys themselves. This book explores how difficult it can be to trust others with our favourite possessions and the important of trying at one’s own pace.
Copy Cat – Dog is frustrated because Cat always copies her but when Cat suddenly stops following her, she misses his company. This book explores sharing hobbies and time with friends is just as important as sharing physical objects with them.
Stone Soup – A group of Travellers inspire a close-minded village to be more hospitable. The Travellers start to make a soup using a stone and some water, and slowly each member of the village decides to add a small ingredient to improve the flavour. By the end, there’s a tasty soup for everyone to share. This clever tale explores how sharing can be beneficial not only to yourself but others as well.
Grow It – The boy in this book tends to a community garden. The vegetables which are grown on the plot are shared with the other gardeners.
Big Hungry Bear – The narrator of this picture book convinces a mouse to give them half of a strawberry before the big hungry bear arrives! Children can be asked who they think the narrator is; do they see themselves as the narrator? Is the narrator the big hungry bear? You can also discuss whether the bear is real, or just an excuse to scare the mouse into sharing the strawberry!
The Lion’s Share – In this finger puppet book, a selfish lion insists on getting the most food, balloons, and rides at the fair. The tables are turned when he gets the lion’s share of the cleaning up, too! The relatable scenarios in the book explore the concept of fairness.
