Mine, Yours
Mine, Yours
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Kids Can Press
Annotation: Tiring out a cranky Big Panda who establishes firm boundaries, Little Panda ventures outdoors to fly his kite and begins disrupting the other forest animals he encounters before everyone learns a friendly lesson about sharing.
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #186018
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Copyright Date: 2019
Edition Date: 2019 Release Date: 04/02/19
Illustrator: Leng, Qin,
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: 1-7713-8919-2
ISBN 13: 978-1-7713-8919-8
Dewey: E
Dimensions: 27 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
Horn Book (Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2019)

A clueless panda bear and a wandering kite interrupt a series of unfriendly animals in this mostly wordless book. Loose ink and watercolor illustrations capture panda's missteps in sequential images; as the protagonist topples a pangolin's drum and disrupts a raccoon's game, the offended animals only point out what is "mine" and what is "yours." This visually appealing animal story gently reinforces the importance of community.

Kirkus Reviews

A lesson of possession in only three words.A small panda wanders into a larger panda's comfortably appointed den, looks around, and timidly asks, "Ours?" The large panda, having been awoken from a deep sleep, crossly replies, "Mine," and plops the tiny tot outside to declare, "Yours." The tiny panda then tries to share the larger panda's bamboo breakfast but is quickly reminded what belongs to whom. In an attempt to get some peace, the larger panda grabs a kite from the shelf and gives it to the smaller one: "Yours." The tiny creature happily runs off, trying to get the kite up in the air. Unfortunately, the kite strings keep tangling with other animals' belongings, each instance bringing about a stern reminder of the ownership lesson. The comedy of errors unfolds against a pen-and-watercolor forest with washes of greens and browns, highlighted with the warmth of yellow. Specific Asian animals are featured, carefully identified in the back. In keeping with the limited vocabulary of previous title Lost. Found., illustrated by Matthew Cordell (2015), Arnold employs scarcity to her advantage, but the communal resolution is off-kilter. Little patience or kindness is presented (snatching and angry looks control most of the narrative), making the pat ending an abrupt transition.Others have done this before—better. (Picture book. 3-6)

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Kirkus Reviews
Reading Level: 1.0
Interest Level: P-K
Lexile: BR130L

Little Panda startles Big Panda awake inside his den. So Big Panda (who's a little cranky) sets him straight by declaring, “Mine.” Then he puts Little Panda outside on a rock and tells him, “Yours.”

When Little Panda appears at breakfast wanting Big Panda's food, he tells him again, “Mine.” Though, to encourage Little Panda to leave, he hands him a kite and says, “Yours.” At first, Little Panda has fun flying the kite. But soon he begins disrupting the other animals in the forest. They all give him the same message: their things, “Mine;” the kite, “Yours.” However, Little Panda is unable to stop the wind-blown kite's tail from sweeping up the animals' things. And soon the animals themselves are precariously swinging from it, too, as they try to reclaim their stuff. Can they all learn a new word --- “Ours”? This is a nearly wordless picture book, but what powerful words they are!

Award-winning author Marsha Diane Arnold has crafted a simple but richly layered story about sharing, friendship and belonging. Together with Qin Leng's detailed and sweetly expressive illustrations, it makes a great read-aloud, full of drama, suspense, and surprises. Encouraging a growth mindset in young children, this book is perfect for character education lessons on kindness, inclusiveness, and compassion. It also works for social studies explorations of community. Set in Asia, the names of all the native animals included in the story are listed at the beginning of the book.


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