The Twins Who Share

            The Twins Who Share

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            This book is written by Taneesha Crooks and Illustrated by Justin Dial. This is a bilingual book that has English on the top and Spanish on the bottom. This book is about twins how share everything, even friends. One day the boy twin, Ricky, decides he does not want to share any of his toys with his sister, Eva, anymore. Ricky takes all of his toys away, and it leaves Eva and their friends sad.
Is this a good story?

            I think this is a good story for beginner readers or ELL students. This book has Spanish words in the English section. I think this book has a good lesson with it about sharing.
Did main character overcome the problem? Did it seem natural?
            The main character overcame his problem, and decided that it was better to share. This seemed like a natural conclusion to the story, because Ricky realizes that sharing with friends is much better than feeling left out.
What did the author want to tell me in the story? Was the theme worthwhile?

            I think the author wanted to show the importance of sharing with friend and family. I think this theme is worthwhile for younger readers, like kindergarteners, because it really shows them why sharing is important.

Is the culture accurately portrayed?

            The culture in this book was not really shown. The kids are Hispanic, but that is not really shown through the book. The book is more about teaching children the lesson about sharing.
            The author uses personification in the text. In the book the twins have a friend that is a lion, and the lion plays sports with them. The author also includes English and Spanish in the book this is important to teach why the author included both languages. The author also uses quotation marks in the book to show when people are talking. I think for students could do the air quotes for whenever they see quotes.
            The illustrations are very cute. They have a lot of expressions in the characters. When Ricky is made the reader can look at the picture and really see what mad looks like. The illustrations help by showing expressions, but they do not add too much more to the story.
            For a mini lesson I would have the students write about a time they did not want to share, and how it made others feel, and how it made them feel.

Citation:
Crooks,T. Dial, J (illustrator). 2014. The Twins Who Share. Infinity Insurance.

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