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Reviewed by Jennifer Reinoehl for Readers' Favorite
Christy Kim’s I Made This One for You is a picture book dealing with an important issue in our “sharing is caring” society. Hanuel is a young girl raised on this mantra. She soon discovers there are times when children don’t feel like sharing, such as when they are playing with a new toy. Hanuel struggles to understand how her friends can say “no” to sharing and still care about her. Will Hanuel learn that respecting others’ feelings is also an important part of caring?
I Made This One for You is a good way to teach kids about the other side of sharing. Parents realize the importance of teaching children to share their toys and other items but often overlook that some children could see this as a right to take anything away from another child. Christy Kim’s book also helps kids on the receiving side of the mantra understand the asking child’s feelings and how to deal with his/her own feelings and the feelings of the other child. I’ve had personal experience with this at a birthday party for my youngest. She had just opened a toy, and the child who gave it to her wanted her to share it with him. His parent even said, “Sharing is caring.” This put me in an uncomfortable spot because the toy was supposed to be a gift for my daughter. She reluctantly handed over the toy, and I felt her sadness and confusion. I wish I'd had this book at that time because it would have helped me (and my daughter) to deal with the situation. I highly recommend this book!
