Sharing

Pairs of animals want the same object: cats tug at a fish, mice want cheese, and other pairs face similar choices over a carrot, banana, apple, or grapes. Turning the die-cut pages changes each shared item into two portions, so both characters receive some. The final situation involves two children who each want their mother, and it resolves in a family embrace. Bright backgrounds and cutouts make the physical pages part of the book’s repeated sharing idea.