Sharing Is Fun

By Joanna Cole

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060504994
• ISBN13: 9780060504991
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 6.3"
• Age Range: 1 to 4 years

Customer Reviews

This book is much better than the title.

I thought my 2.5-year-old daughter would never go for a book with a pedantic title instructing her that "sharing is fun," but we have read this book more than 50 times (really!) since taking it out of the library yesterday. The book presenting sharing in a non-threatening way: not every special toy must be shared, and your turn lasts until you are finished. This is excellent advice for parents, too! Young children should not be expected to share absolutely everything, nor should they have toys taken away from them when they are in the middle of playing. I'd love for all the parents of my daughter's friends to read this, too, because parents with inappropriate expectations make sharing much harder than it needs to be.

Good book!

Good message. We have several books from Joanna Cole and we like all of them. Enjoy!

The best teaching tool on sharing I have found

My son is 2, and Joanna Cole's books have been very helpful to his development. He has loved "I'm a Big Brother" and "My Big Boy Potty," both of which helped him with big transitions in his young life. So after trying a not-so-good sharing book called "I Can Share," by Karen Katz, I decided to see if Joanna Cole had written anything better. Sure enough, she had! This book is developmentally appropriate for a child who can understand simple story books. My son is a bit advanced for 2, but I think this book would be good for any child between 2 and 4. It features a little boy who is having a play date at his house, and addresses the importance of sharing, taking turns, and playing together cooperatively. It is a happy, friendly story with nice drawings and kid friendly, simple language. My son loves it, and it's really helped him learn how to behave better at play dates. I am forever a fan of these terrific books!