Everyone Gets a Turn
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
A lovely and heartwarming illustrated children’s book about friendship, taking turns, and caring for one another by award-winning author Marianne Dubuc.
Beloved children's book author and illustrator Marianne Dubuc chronicles the adventure and collaboration that ensues when four animal friends take turns caring for a precious little egg they find in the woods.
Enter the beautifully illustrated world of Bear, Hare, Turtle, and Mouse. In Dubuc's signature soft and inviting watercolor scenes, these forest friends make an unexpected discovery and turn to each other to find a shared solution. They decide they each will have a turn caring for the egg in their homes.
Mouse's house is chilly, so a cozy fire is set ablaze in the fireplace. At Bear's house, exercise and activity rule the day, and Little Egg hatches out of her shell! The next stop is Hare's house, where Bear and Hare dote over the newborn chick and face a new challenge: trying to find something for her to eat! Finally, it's on to Turtle's house for a special time exploring Turtle's treasures and sharing stories.
An endearing picture book that celebrates friendship and encourages young readers to share and trust in the power of community and their own resourcefulness, Everyone Gets a Turn is a wonderful read-aloud book for children with a timeless message.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This lively, thoughtful work in several parts by Dubuc (Bear and the Whisper of the Wind) follows four friends who, finding an egg in the forest, initially squabble over who gets to take it home. Much to everyone's surprise, the egg pipes up: "EVERYONE GETS A TURN!" Simple line artwork in soft tints and clearly laid-out panels shows the snug interior of each house. At Mouse's comforting place, the egg complains that it's cold, and Mouse wraps it in a scarf and hat, then snips off part of a blanket to share. At Bear's, something momentous happens: the egg cracks, and athletic Bear cuddles with newly hatched Little Bird ("Bravo little one!"). Hare's pantry is crammed with different foods, allowing Little Bird to find out what she likes to eat, and Turtle's artfully appointed house offers nourishment for the mind. Then Little Bird goes missing, and a section gives her space to choose a home and a name of her own. To survive, creatures need the essentials, but to thrive, this work suggests, they need comfort, activity, sustenance, artistic beauty, and, perhaps most important of all, autonomy—the power to choose for themselves. Ages 3–6.
