Submitted by Ms. Amanda!
Should I Share My Ice Cream is the newest edition to the Elephant and Piggie series by Mo Willems (and, in my humble opinion, the best in that series so far). Willems tells a story of two friends, one ice cream cone, and a big decision! On a hot day, Gerald buys an ice cream cone, but, in his excitement and love of ice cream, he forgets that his best friend, Piggie, would want an ice cream cone too, and he does not buy her one. This brings Gerald to the troubling question: “Should I share my ice cream?” Gerald has a huge battle with himself about sharing his awesome and cool ice cream cone with his best friend. He thinks of reasons why he should and should not share. Perhaps she does not like the flavor, then it would be wrong to share a flavor she does not like with her. Or she doesn’t know that he has ice cream, so maybe he should eat it before she can see it. Finally, he decides that it would make Piggie happy if he shared his ice cream with her, and he goes off in search of Piggie determined to share his… NOOOOOOOOOOOO! The ice cream has melted while Gerald was making up his mind! Just then, when Gerald is sad that both he and Piggie will not get to have any of his ice cream, Piggie shows up with an ice cream, and shares it with Gerald! After all, that is what friends are for. Wouldn’t you share your ice cream with a friend? See this book listed in our catalog
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