Kit Shares with a Friend: Sharing Is Fun
Book 11 of Kit's Little Sparks. By Chris Kuczynski.
Kit made something wonderful. Kit said it out loud. Now Kit looks around. Sparks is here. A friend is here. The friend's eyes get big. Kit knows that look. Kit smiles, takes a deep breath, and offers a turn.
Sharing is the bridge between making and belonging. Adult inventors call it "diffusion of innovation." Toddlers call it "Here, you try." Either way, the lesson is the same: a creation grows in value when more than one person uses it. Kit shows your child that giving a turn does not subtract from being the maker.
Book 11 is also where Kit learns to negotiate. The friend wants longer. Kit wants the turn back. Sparks helps both children find a fair middle. The book ends with both children using the invention together, which turns out to be the most fun part of all.
Illustrated in watercolor with two children's hands meeting in the middle of each spread. Sturdy board pages. Free read-along audio. Free educator guide with a sharing-script script teachers can use at the manipulative shelf.
For parents whose child is just learning to take turns. For preschool teachers running a social-emotional curriculum. For caregivers who want sharing to feel generous, not forced.
Written by Chris Kuczynski, an engineer for the first twelve years of his career, then a registered patent attorney, and a co-founder of a preschool. He wrote the Kit's Little Sparks series to give two to four year-olds the language of invention long before kindergarten.
Share one of your own creations with a friend or family member today. Show your child what sharing creations looks like. Book 12 is where Kit decides to give their invention a special mark, all their own.
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