We’ve all had times in our life that we don’t want to share. We’ve all seen other people not want to share too.
Sally certainly doesn’t like sharing either. When Nico is coming to play at her house she tells her mum that she doesn’t want to share her favourite things with him. Mum suggests that she place things she doesn’t want to share in the wardrobe.
Great thinks Sally. So that would be Squirrel. Mmm, the train, the car park, the fish. Oh wait, I can’t let him jump on the bed. In goes the bed. The puppy picture, her favourite castle, TV, bathtub. Oh and the fridge too! It’s her favourite!
This is such silly fun. Sally keeps stuffing big things into the wardrobe that seems to double as a Tardis. Oh oh, she’s putting mum in too!
Nico’s at the door! Quick! Sally does a round to collect anything else that are her favourite things!
While reading you’ll need to rotate this book as the illustrations change from vertical to horizontal which all adds to the fun.
The unusual illustrations really compliment the story in Mine! and clearly help us understand the difficulty, or possibly chaos, that Sally is causing herself by not sharing.
Maybe not sharing is not so much fun. So then, maybe sharing is easier!
A hoot for you to share and read!
Reviewed by Jane Stephens
Age Guide 3+
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Klara Person is an author, illustrator and graphic designer with a Master of Fine Arts in Design from HDK – School of Design and Crafts in Gothenburg.
She loves working with both text and images, and to her, children’s literature is the perfect format for that combination. She always cares deeply about all aspects of a book, and how they work together. One of her goals has always been to continue experimenting and try new ways of telling stories in picture books.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
Charlotte Ramel was an art director of food magazines before becoming an illustrator. The first children’s book she illustrated, The Cake Book by Marie Meijier, was an international hit. She lives in Sweden.
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