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Goodhart, Pippa

Fair Shares

32 pp. | Kane Miller | September, 2020 | Trade ISBN 978-1-68464-048-5 $12.99
(2) PS Illustrated by Anna Doherty. Hare and Bear are both tempted by a tree bursting with pears, but neither of them can reach the red, green, and yellow fruits hanging overhead. Hare has a bright idea, though, to use a set of three chairs to help them pick the pears: one for Bear, two for the shorter Hare. But is it fair? Not according to Bear. "You've got twice as many chairs as I have!" So the two animals each climb up just one chair--but Hare still can't reach the pears. Hare stands disgruntled beside the now-munching Bear until a helpful Beetle chimes in with a bit of wisdom: "I just thought you should know that giving everybody the same thing isn't always fair." After Beetle's explanation of what exactly makes something fair, the three creatures have one last thing to consider: what Beetle might like to snack on. The text brims with words that rhyme with pear, and endearing Briticisms ("Bother!") are sprinkled throughout. Vivid, stylized, digitally rendered illustrations mirror the whimsy and lightness of touch in this lesson in fairness and equity for the very young.
Reviewer: Grace McKinney | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2020

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