Sharing Is Fun [Hardcover]

Joanna Cole (Author), Maxie Chambliss (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 1 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Enjoy other popular books in this best-selling series byJoanna Cole and Maxie Chambliss!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Joanna Cole s a former elementary school teacher and librarian and a frequent contributor to Parents magazine. In Asking About Sex and Growing Up she provides a reassuring blend of scientific fact and practical guidance, written for the audience that needs it most. Joanna Cole lives in Connecticut.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 1 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (August 10, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060504994
• ISBN-13: 978-0060504991
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 6.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #161,614 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joanna Cole s a former elementary school teacher and librarian and a frequent contributor to Parents magazine. Joanna Cole lives in Connecticut.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best teaching tool on sharing I have found, August 11, 2006

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Kate in Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharing Is Fun (Hardcover)

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!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great series!, October 21, 2008

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J. K. Meadows (chattanooga, tn United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sharing Is Fun (Hardcover)

I love all the books in this series that I've read so far. (My Big Girl Potty, I'm a Big Sister, When You Were Inside Mommy, and Sharing Is Fun) Joanna Cole has such a great way of explaining concepts to kids through positive, respectful stories. So far, my 19-month-old thinks that sharing is a fun, exciting thing to do, partially thanks to this book. She loves having me read this book to her over and over. I just hate that books in this series are so hard to find! As great as they are, Amazon should have a huge stock of them!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is much better than the title., September 28, 2007

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Winifred (Chicago) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sharing Is Fun (Hardcover)

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.