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How Selfish by Clare Helen Welsh and Oliver Tallec is a sweet tell about sharing and friendship. It tells the story of Duck and Dot who discover a stick while they are playing together. They are both creative, so Dot sees the stick as a sword, but Duck sees the stick as a flag. The two friends proceed to bicker and end up not playing together anymore. They both decide playing alone is boring and not as much fun, so they end up breaking the stick in two so that they can both play together and have fun. This story obviously talks about friendship and sharing, but it also shows the main characters problem solving their issue and coming up with a resolution that is a bit more complex than merely taking turns. This is the perfect time or a parent or a teacher to talk about what it means to be a friend and how friends sometimes need to compromise when playing together. I am a special education teacher and I can see this being particularly useful for helping teach social skills.

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5.0

When Duck shows his friend Dot the great stick he's found, she takes it away and declares it hers. He says it's a flag, she says it's a sword. Duck tries to negotiate with Dot to get her to share, but she doesn't budge until Duck threatens to tell on her for being selfish. To avoid getting in trouble, Dot agrees to trade the stick for all the other toys, but Duck tricks her and keeps everything. After they get bored playing by themselves, Duck finds a way to share the stick that leaves them both happy. A cute and funny story with a good lesson and great artwork.

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5.0

I received this ebook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I cracked up (literally laughed out loud) at the first page of this book, so you know it's a good one right off the bat! The illustrations are adorable and there's not too much on each page to get kids distracted when reading it.

Dot's friend, Duck, shows her things and she takes them away saying that they are hers. Duck asks if they can share and she blatantly says no. When Duck says he's going to tell on her, she finally wants to share because she doesn't want to get in trouble, but she still won't share the one thing Duck wants - a stick. He finally convinces her to trade the stick for all the other toys, but he lies and keeps them all to himself. They are both pretty sad and Duck finds a way for them to both play with the stick. Together.

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