This book turned up earlier today and I love it! It is even better than I imagined from seeing a snippet on the website. Bright, bold and clear, the illustrations and words are perfect for little ones. The story is about ducks who have to share their pond. The more ducks that turn up, the smaller their portion of the pond becomes. Eventually, they can't swim but have to stay static in their section of the pond. When a black duck comes along, he questions this and the ducks learn that they can have much more fun and greater freedom if they share the pond between them! At the end, there is a humorous moment as a hippo turns up (the ducks quickly fleeing!) and has to share the pond with his friend... the ducks can look on wisely as they have learned from this mistake already!
A wonderfully playful and effective book for children to consider the merits of sharing as opposed to being possessive. Totally worth it!
