Mine. Yours.

by Marsha Diane Arnold, Qin Leng

Overview

A sweet and funny story about sharing, friendship and belonging. When Little Panda startles Big Panda awake inside his den, Big Panda crankily declares, “Mine.” Then he puts Little Panda outside, “Yours.” When he still won’t leave, Big Panda offers Little Panda a kite. Which delights him! Until the kite’s tail starts annoying the other animals in the forest by sweeping up their things. They all give him the same message: their things, “Mine;” the kite, “Yours.” And soon the animals themselves get caught as they try to reclaim their stuff. Can they all learn a new word — “Ours”? No “mine” allowed! This story’s too fun not to share!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781525302886
Publisher:	Kids Can Press
Publication date:	04/02/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	31 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Marsha Diane Arnold is an award-winning picture book author with over a million books sold. Her books have been selected for the Smithsonian Notable Books for Children list and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library and have garnered awards such as the Ridgway Award for Best First Book. She lives in Florida.

Qin Leng is the award-winning illustrator of numerous books, including I Am Small, Shelter and Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Editorial Reviews

A delicate, whimsical tale of community, friendship, and belonging.—School Library Journal

... full of whimsy ...—Canadian Children's Book News

From the Publisher

05/31/2019

PreS-K-Three simple words shape the narrative of this quiet picture book with a loud message about community. A lone little panda clad in blue and red with a small pack stumbles upon another panda's cave. When the little panda asks, "Ours?" the big panda declares, "Mine" and places the cub on a rock outside stating, "Yours." The big panda gives the little one a kite so that the young panda will leave. The kite takes the little panda all through the forest, where a pangolin, a raccoon dog, a red panda, and other animals are disrupted and frustrated by the kite's tail tangling and catching all of the animals' things. All the while, the little panda is teaching the forest a new word, "OURS!" Rendered in watercolor and pen-and-ink, Leng's detailed, expressive, soft-hued illustrations drive the story. VERDICT A delicate, whimsical tale of community, friendship, and belonging. Recommended for one-on-one or small group sharing.-Brianne Colombo, Fairfield Free Public Library, NJ

School Library Journal

2019-01-28

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)

Kirkus Reviews