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It's Mine!

Author Leo Lionni
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Paperback
$8.99 US
8.81"W x 10.75"H x 0.14"D   | 6 oz | 48 per carton
On sale Mar 19, 1996 | 32 Pages | 978-0-679-88084-4
Age 3-7 years | Preschool - 2
Reading Level: Lexile 470L | Fountas & Pinnell P
Four time Caldecott Honor winner Leo Lionni's beloved tale about three young frogs learning to work together.

Three selfish frogs live together on an island in the middle of Rainbow Pond. All day long they bicker: It’s mine! It’s mine! It’s mine! But a bad storm and a big brown toad help them realize that sharing is much more fun. With characteristic clarity, simplicity and exuberance, Leo Lionni makes it possible for kids to see themselves through the antics of others who share our world.
  • WINNER
    NCSS/CBC Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies
“This story of selfishness on the pond, carried out in beautifully simple collages and language, is a fine choice for story hours.” —School Library Journal

“The language [is] clear and precise, the illustrations cleanly done and full of action.” —Kirkus Reviews
Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 highly acclaimed children’s books. He received the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was a four-time Caldecott Honor Winner—for Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. Leo Lionni died in October of 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy, at the age of 89. View titles by Leo Lionni
Classroom Activities for It's Mine!

Classroom activities supplement discussion and traditional lessons with group projects and creative tasks. Can be used in pre-existing units and lessons, or as stand-alone.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)

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Four time Caldecott Honor winner Leo Lionni's beloved tale about three young frogs learning to work together.

Three selfish frogs live together on an island in the middle of Rainbow Pond. All day long they bicker: It’s mine! It’s mine! It’s mine! But a bad storm and a big brown toad help them realize that sharing is much more fun. With characteristic clarity, simplicity and exuberance, Leo Lionni makes it possible for kids to see themselves through the antics of others who share our world.

Awards

  • WINNER
    NCSS/CBC Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies

Praise

“This story of selfishness on the pond, carried out in beautifully simple collages and language, is a fine choice for story hours.” —School Library Journal

“The language [is] clear and precise, the illustrations cleanly done and full of action.” —Kirkus Reviews

Author

Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 highly acclaimed children’s books. He received the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was a four-time Caldecott Honor Winner—for Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. Leo Lionni died in October of 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy, at the age of 89. View titles by Leo Lionni

Additional Materials

Classroom Activities for It's Mine!

Classroom activities supplement discussion and traditional lessons with group projects and creative tasks. Can be used in pre-existing units and lessons, or as stand-alone.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)