I understand that most people think this book is about sharing, and why it's important. Part of me also feels like it's saying 'sacrifice everything that makes you unique so you can fit in and be the same as everyone else.' I think there is room for both interpretations, so I certainly make sure I have it available, but it's not my favorite and I don't usually use it for storytime.

Super cute, and you can have the kids help you read it!

I like the words in the original song better, but overall, this is a good one.

Pretty cute. I liked it better than the parrot one. I'm not sure I would use it in a storytime, but my storytimes right now are mostly 2-3 year olds, so the attention span is smaller. I could see it working better for a slightly older group.

I love David Shannon, and I love the Duck.

Who doesn't love getting a bunch of kids to yell "No!" with you throughout a book?

Love doing this with big groups where everyone makes a scary face at me.

Love this one so much.

A great one for teaching about color.

I have never read anything like this book before, and I doubt I will again. This book was so weird and wonderful at the same time. It contains the start of many different stories, and yet it all flows. I also LOVED the beginning where Calvino talks about the process of reading. I can see why Refinery 29 put it on their list of books to read before 30 (which I'm still working on 2 years past the deadline.)