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Two fuzzy creatures both want to sit in the same comfy chair. The trouble is, they can't agree who it belongs to. They get madder and madder, until...
With expressive illustrations and simple text, this giggle-inducing tale about (not) sharing and (not) being a good friend features the endearing characters from Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner You Are (Not) Small .
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 2-That's (Not) Mine teaches the value of sharing by demonstrating the opposite. A tall brown bear and a stubby blue bear-the very same pair from You Are (Not) Small (Amazon, 2014)-both want to sit in the same comfy yellow chair, but neither is willing to give it up. They argue about who it belongs to, constantly crying "It's mine!", and just like belligerent children they offer the kind of reasoning one would expect from such a statement. Quickly, their fairly "innocent" attempts to lay claim to the chair through trickery descend into physically removing one another. Their furrowed brows express the seriousness of the situation without detracting from the humorous approach of the overall look. With copious white space, the design is effective and cute. The story ends on a reassuring note, as the characters realize their folly and make up. Kang and Weyant's minimalistic art and dialogue force viewers to make their own inferences about events, especially in regards to why it is wrong to act in such a manner. VERDICT With its clever use of reverse psychology, That's (Not) Mine provides the perfect foundation for a discussion on sharing.-Rachel Forbes, Oakville Public Library, Ontario, Canada © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Told entirely through (increasingly irate) dialogue, Kang and Weyant's follow-up to You Are (Not) Small, brings back the purple and orange bearlike creatures from that book, who are now fighting over ownership of a chair. "I was sitting in it before," says the purple one. "I'm sitting in it now," responds the other. Using distraction (a spinning, zooming swivel chair) and dirty tricks (a tickle-inducing feather), the animals wrest control of the chair from the other, before giving up to play together. Kang's stripped-down dialogue and Weyant's exuberant cartoons tap into the core of their characters' emotions in a story that highlights the foolishness of fighting when there's fun to be had. Ages 2-7. Agent: Holly McGhee, Pippin Properties. (Sept.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Horn Book Review
Two friends argue over who gets to sit in the same chair. After several attempts at claiming sitting rights, the two finally make amends and go off to play. Lively illustrations on plenty of white space emphasize the humor as well as the familiar emotions fueling the situation. Preschoolers will enjoy witnessing this battle of wills. (c) Copyright 2016. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
The creators of 2015 Geisel Medal winner You Are (Not) Small take on an even more fundamental concept. It's cast as an escalating argument over possession of a certain comfy chair. The bearlike creature sitting on it with a knitting project refuses to be moved by a smaller arrival's arguments that "I was sitting in it before," and "I had it first": "I have it now. It's mine." When the small one wheels in an invitingly squeaky office chair, though, the big one happily switches and goes sailing off to a mighty CRASH! at the edge of the page. The argument starts up again with roles reversed. Weyant leaves plenty of white space around his shaggy figures for the brief but emphatic exchanges of views supplied by Kang and occasional big sound effects that culminate, following a brisk tussle, with an immense, climactic "IT'S MINE!!!" Exhausted, the two come to their senses at last, exchange apologies and saunter off to playleaving the chair to be occupied by a third claimant. Other takes on the topic, of which there are many, generally lead to the idea of sharingbut going off to do something together makes a serviceable resolution too. A simple, direct addition to the "sharing" shelf. (Picture book. 3-6) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.