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K-3
Illustrated by
David Catrow.
Edward, buried beneath a heap of toys, acknowledges his selfishness after "Edward's mom came in with fudge, / Edward found he couldn't budge. / His mother didn't see him there, / and so she gave it all to Claire." Reiss's rhymes are crisp, and Catrow's humorously busy, angular illustrations help realize that most common of childhood cries: "It's MINE!"