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Learning to Share

Help your little one learn this important life skill with these great reads.

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  • A surly hare does not want to share his turnips with anyone, but when an amiable family of rabbits move in nearby, he discovers the importance of friendship and hospitality.
    Picture Book, 2025New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2025, c2024. — JP Small
  • The swallows are back, so spring is coming! Little Tractor is happy to see the cheery birds. But then the swallows build a nest in his barn. Now he has to share his space, and Little Tractor isn't so happy anymore. Until one little swallow changes…
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Clavis, 2024. — JP Quint
  • Otto loves a lot of things, but nothing more than his beloved basket. After Otto invites one of his friends to share his comfy basket, word quickly spreads around the neighbourhood. Soon he's sharing his cozy bed with all the dogs in the area, even…
    Picture Book, 2024London : Macmillan Children's Books, 2024. — JP Rayne
  • Nothing's Wrong!

    a Hare, a Bear, and Some Pie to Share

    John, Jory
    When Anders the hare insists that nothing is wrong, Jeff the bear gets his friend to share what is bothering him by giving him space while still being supportive.
    Picture Book, 2023New York : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2023. — JP John
  • Mia discovers the joy of community and friendship when she and Mama share the delicious fruit from their mango tree with their new neighbors.
    Picture Book, 2023New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2023. — JP Sauer
  • Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text celebrate the littlest things one needs to be happy, and the beauty of sharing with others when one has more than enough.
    Picture Book, 2021New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2021.
  • Sloth and Lemur come across a cake. A mysterious delicious-looking cake. Should they share it with their friends? Or should they eat it themselves?
    Picture Book, 2021Boston : Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021. — JP McKee
  • Mr. Fish refuses to share his tree with Bird and Cat -- until he learns that making friends is more rewarding than losing them.
    Picture Book, 2021New York : Imprint, 2021. — JP Stein
  • When two rabbits find a giant carrot growing between their yards, they do the only thing that makes sense: they argue over whose carrot it is! When the dust settles, the carrot is gone! Now, it will be up to the rabbits to join forces and find the…
    Picture Book, 2020New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020. — JP Na
  • Bird builds the perfect nest, the only problem is everyone else wants to sleep in it!
    Picture Book, 2019New York, NY : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2019. — JP Ste
  • Pete the Kitty is super excited to visit his friend Grumpy Toad's house for a playdate! But when Grumpy Toad refuses to share any of his cool toys with Pete, neither of them are having any fun. Will Grumpy Toad ever share his toys with his friend…
    Picture Book, 2018New York, NY : Harper, 2018. — JP Dea
  • Owl has a red balloon and Monkey wants it, but Owl does not want to share. So Monkey tries to find something to trade for the balloon.
    Picture Book, 2017New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2017. — JP Ber
  • Best friends Tiger and Badger work through their disagreements over a toy, a chair, and sharing.
    Picture Book, 2016Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2016. — JP Jen
  • Bear thanks his friends for bringing food dishes to his dinner party and finds a way of sharing something of his own.
    Picture Book, 2012New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2012. — JP Wilso
  • On the first day of school, after their kindergarten teacher scolds them for not sharing, a boy and girl share their clothes and shoes.
    Picture Book, 1999Toronto : Scholastic Canada, c1999. — JP Mun