Review: AN IMPORTANT LESSON FOR ALL
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2013
Though the meter of the rhyme is off once or twice, this story is too important to pass up. Most of us either learned to share before our memories kicked in, or people call us selfish behind our backs.Life is too short to be selfish. That's why I have one rule in my flower garden, and the neighborhood children know it by heart.The rule is to pick one, leave one. It's easy to pick the daffodils by themselves, but some of the flowers have tough, woody stems. That's when they knock on the door so I can get out my trusty pruning shrears.The older kids like to cut their own bouquets. The younger ones still need a bit of help.What good are flowers if you can't share them? Besides, I collect the biggest bouquet of smiles from children who can't wait to surprise their parents and sometimes grandparents. You can't plant seeds for that kind of thing.Illustrations are bright and cute and the author even worked in food and pets. Can't go wrong with food and pets.A first or second grader should have no real problem reading the book. The best way to teach the lesson about sharing is by example. Some things can be shared, but others absolutely can not. I would never loan my car to a child, for exampleBe sure your child knows why.