"How Selfish" - a bookwrap

Unwrapping 

How Selfish 

Authored by Clare Helen Welsh

Illustrated by Olivier Tallec

* Age Range:  3+5

* Grade Level:  PS-K

* Series:  Dot and Duck

* Hardcover:  32 pages

* Publisher:  words & pictures

* Pub. Date: April 21, 2020

* Language:  English

"Emotional content and humor."

- Kirkus Reviews

Unwrapping Some Wonderful Illustrations 

“Hi, Dot. What shall we do today?”

“Mine!”

“Look, a stick! Let’s make a flag...”

“No, that’s my sword.”

“Ha! Hi yah! Take that! It’s MY sword and you can’t have it!”

“No! Wait! Don’t tell! I’ll share the toys...“But NOT the sword!”

How lonely...

Dot and Duck forever!”

How fun!

The Book 

This delightful book will be perfect to teach your little ones an important life lesson on sharing.  It is a follow up to the title  "How Rude!" and from the series "Dot and Duck." The story not only touches on the main theme of sharing but also on manners, and friendship. 

Duck finds a stick and brings it along when he plays with Dot.  Dot grabs the stick and insists it's a sword... her sword. "Mine!"  Duck says it's not a sword but a flag.  The duo bicker back and forth each wanting to have their own way.

They won't give it up and both of them end up alone and sad.  It's no fun to be all alone and not have a playmate to share playtime with.  The two finally arrive at a compromise and solve the dilemma.  The book's message is that it's more fun sharing with someone than being selfish and mean and all alone. 

The colourful illustrations are very well done and featured on a white background.  This book lends itself to spark conversations about problem solving and playing nicely with your friends.  I highly recommend this book.    

Storywraps Rating - 5 +++ HUGS!

About the Author and Illustrator

  Clare Helen Welsh is a children's book author who lives in Devon, in the UK, with her husband and two children. In 2013 Clare won the The Margaret Carey Scholarship for Picture book Writers and in 2014 she received the silver medal at The Greenhouse Funny Prize for her debut picture book Aerodynamics of Biscuits. She teaches primary school and has over ten year's experience in Early Years and Key Stage One education.  

   Olivier Tallec's work has been called "sensitive," "stunning," "breathtaking," and "beautiful." Tallec was born in Brittany, France, in 1970. After graduating from the École Supérieure D'arts Graphiques in Paris, he worked in advertising as a graphic designer, after which he devoted himself to illustration. Since then he has illustrated more than sixty books.

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