Everyone knows sharing is difficult, but a new sibling can be a particularly tricky challenge for lots of children. This story is a brilliantly funny take on growing families and introducing new siblings.
The determined heroine of I Really Want to Share faces this conundrum - with mixed results! A hilarious story with an important message at its heart, from the author of I Really Want the Cake (shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize), I Really Want to Win and I Really Want to Shout .
One morning, as I lazed in bed,
my parents, smiling, came and said,
"Come snuggle up with us instead.
We've news we want to share."
That's when I learned that we, a three,
a perfect little family,
would soon be four, Mum telling me,
"You'll have to learn to share."
The fourth book in the Waterstones Prize shortlisted series that began with I Really Want the Cake.The I Really Want... series has sold a combined total of over 100,000 copies worldwide (as of July 2022)Simon Philip's first book You Must Bring a Hat (Simon and Schuster) was Sainsbury's Children's Book of the Year in 2016.This picture book explores how children can learn to accept a new siblingLucia Gaggiotti's expressive artwork combined with Simon Philip's galloping rhyming text combine to make the perfect comic picture book - with a serious message at its heart.