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    I Want It!

    Part of I Like to Read

    Author Paul Meisel
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    Hardcover
    $15.99 US
    Candlewick | Holiday House
    8.25"W x 10.29"H x 0.33"D   | 10 oz | 50 per carton
    On sale Apr 15, 2025 | 32 Pages | 9780823458882
    Age 4-8 years | Preschool - 3
    Reading Level: Fountas & Pinnell C
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    A girl wants to play with her brother's toys – and she won't give up!
    From two-time Theodor Seuss Geisel Honoree Paul Meisel, this story is perfect for kindergarteners and first graders to read on their own.

    I want it!
    Mine!

    A boy is contentedly playing with his superheroes, cars, and blocks when he notices that his sister has taken his dragon. He wants it back! Now!

    Brother and sister struggle with strong emotions, dramatically illustrated—from possessiveness to frustration to anger. But empathy and compassion win out in the end. And we can read the joy on the children's faces.

    The books in the award-winning I Like to Read® series build vocabulary and promote fluency, which are essential for reading success. Acclaimed author-illustrators—including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors—create original, high-quality books that are fun for kids to read again and again with their parents, teachers or on their own!

    A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
    In a firecracker of a story, Meisel, a Geisel Honoree for two other I Like to Read titles, See Me Run (2011) and I See a Cat (2017), provides the kind of repetition, short sentences, and familiar vocabulary that are hallmarks of this series for emergent readers. . . Plenty of action that any child can relate to makes this widely accessible, and a nice “Let’s play!” resolution gives a comforting conclusion.
    —Booklist (starred review)

    Salutary for big kids and encouraging for little ones.
    —Kirkus Reviews

    The relatable story and structured repetition of both vocabulary and plot elements makes this a solid choice for emerging readers.
    —School Library Journal

    Meisel packs an impressive amount of activity and emotion into a handful of speech bubbles and images in this enjoyable beginning reader.
    —The Horn Book
    Paul Meisel, who holds a master's degree in graphic design from Yale University, has received two Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Awards as well as American Library Association Notable Awards for See Me Run and I See a Cat, both I Like to Read books. My Awesome Summer by P. Mantis was honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for Excellence in ScienceBooks, and The Schmutzy Family, written by Marilyn Rosenberg and illustrated by Paul Meisel, was a National Jewish Book Award Finalist.
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    A girl wants to play with her brother's toys – and she won't give up!
    From two-time Theodor Seuss Geisel Honoree Paul Meisel, this story is perfect for kindergarteners and first graders to read on their own.

    I want it!
    Mine!

    A boy is contentedly playing with his superheroes, cars, and blocks when he notices that his sister has taken his dragon. He wants it back! Now!

    Brother and sister struggle with strong emotions, dramatically illustrated—from possessiveness to frustration to anger. But empathy and compassion win out in the end. And we can read the joy on the children's faces.

    The books in the award-winning I Like to Read® series build vocabulary and promote fluency, which are essential for reading success. Acclaimed author-illustrators—including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors—create original, high-quality books that are fun for kids to read again and again with their parents, teachers or on their own!

    A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

    Praise

    In a firecracker of a story, Meisel, a Geisel Honoree for two other I Like to Read titles, See Me Run (2011) and I See a Cat (2017), provides the kind of repetition, short sentences, and familiar vocabulary that are hallmarks of this series for emergent readers. . . Plenty of action that any child can relate to makes this widely accessible, and a nice “Let’s play!” resolution gives a comforting conclusion.
    —Booklist (starred review)

    Salutary for big kids and encouraging for little ones.
    —Kirkus Reviews

    The relatable story and structured repetition of both vocabulary and plot elements makes this a solid choice for emerging readers.
    —School Library Journal

    Meisel packs an impressive amount of activity and emotion into a handful of speech bubbles and images in this enjoyable beginning reader.
    —The Horn Book

    Author

    Paul Meisel, who holds a master's degree in graphic design from Yale University, has received two Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Awards as well as American Library Association Notable Awards for See Me Run and I See a Cat, both I Like to Read books. My Awesome Summer by P. Mantis was honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for Excellence in ScienceBooks, and The Schmutzy Family, written by Marilyn Rosenberg and illustrated by Paul Meisel, was a National Jewish Book Award Finalist.
    Paul Meisel View titles by Paul Meisel

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