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kristenremenar's review
3.0
"'Sharing is confusing,' said Clark." I know a lot of little ones who'd agree.
Clark is told that "sharing is caring" in school, but has to learn all the add-ons to this rule, like "the giver gets to choose when to share" or "wait your turn" trumps sharing in someone's share time.
In the end, Clark does learn that even if sharing is confusing sometimes, "it also might be worth getting right."
Clark is told that "sharing is caring" in school, but has to learn all the add-ons to this rule, like "the giver gets to choose when to share" or "wait your turn" trumps sharing in someone's share time.
In the end, Clark does learn that even if sharing is confusing sometimes, "it also might be worth getting right."
aylea's review
3.0
Review originally posted at The Children's Book and Media Review
Clark the Shark loves school, but sometimes he gets confused about some things. Sharing is one of the things that he gets confused about. He tries to share his appreciation for Benny Blowfish’s song, but Mrs. Inkydink says that he has to wait his turn when he starts dancing. He doesn’t understand why the giver has to choose to share instead of just sharing in the first place. When he wants to share his hockey skills, his team is upset that Clark didn’t let anyone else score. Finally Clark learns what sharing is, and it makes him and everyone else happy.
This book is meant to teach about sharing, but it doesn’t feel didactic. Instead, it shows how sharing sometimes can be complicated but still rewarding in a humorous way that children will be able to find relatable. The content may be useful for preschool aged readers, but it could be too long with too many words for some children to appreciate at that age. The references to “Sea Wars” might bring a smile to fans of Star Wars. This is a fun, colorful book to learn about sharing.
Clark the Shark loves school, but sometimes he gets confused about some things. Sharing is one of the things that he gets confused about. He tries to share his appreciation for Benny Blowfish’s song, but Mrs. Inkydink says that he has to wait his turn when he starts dancing. He doesn’t understand why the giver has to choose to share instead of just sharing in the first place. When he wants to share his hockey skills, his team is upset that Clark didn’t let anyone else score. Finally Clark learns what sharing is, and it makes him and everyone else happy.
This book is meant to teach about sharing, but it doesn’t feel didactic. Instead, it shows how sharing sometimes can be complicated but still rewarding in a humorous way that children will be able to find relatable. The content may be useful for preschool aged readers, but it could be too long with too many words for some children to appreciate at that age. The references to “Sea Wars” might bring a smile to fans of Star Wars. This is a fun, colorful book to learn about sharing.
tayloramirab's review
Brief Review: A fiction story about a young great white shark that loves school and playing with friends, but still sometimes struggles to understand the meaning of sharing.
Content areas: This book features many characters and dialog from all that could make reading this book out loud to children a fun activity. It also talks about the various aspects of sharing, and how it is important in our everyday lives.
Comprehension questions:
1: If Clark didn't learn how to share, how may that become difficult for him in the future?
Answer: It could make it difficult for him to form relationships in the future.
2: How is sharing with others an effective communication skill?
Answer: It helps form bonds and trust with others.
Wonders:
1: Why didn't Clark know how to share before this?
2: Why weren't the students more willing to help Clark learn how to share?
Content areas: This book features many characters and dialog from all that could make reading this book out loud to children a fun activity. It also talks about the various aspects of sharing, and how it is important in our everyday lives.
Comprehension questions:
1: If Clark didn't learn how to share, how may that become difficult for him in the future?
Answer: It could make it difficult for him to form relationships in the future.
2: How is sharing with others an effective communication skill?
Answer: It helps form bonds and trust with others.
Wonders:
1: Why didn't Clark know how to share before this?
2: Why weren't the students more willing to help Clark learn how to share?
maidmarianlib's review against another edition
3.0
Good presentation of an important messages, breaks down sharing into its component parts really well.
mmattmiller's review against another edition
3.0
Even Clark identifies that sharing is confusing, so I worry that this will just show kids that sharing is complicated. Unfortunately, it's not an area of black and white, but a very gray area. I do think this book can be a great conversation starter for students. What should they have done, what would you do, how would you feel, etc. I think some students will agree that sharing a win is better than losing, while others will agree with the coach that it's not worth winning if not everyone gets to play. There are good conversations to be had here, but not necessarily answers. Some students may just want an answer, but they won't find it here. Adding this one to my classroom library, in hopes of some good conversations (about sharing, and also friendships.)
librarian343's review against another edition
5.0
This would be a great book for a storytime about sharing. Clark the shark is a fun, relateable character. The story is written in a way that would be very understandable for young children.
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