I REALLY WANT A BIGGER PIECE!

How would you share a blueberry pie?

Readers of this second book in the series learn more about Really Bird, Pup, and Cat when they have a pie picnic in the park. True to their name, Really Bird is really hungry and really wants a piece of the blueberry pie now. After a quick argument about who is better at serving pie, Cat challenges Dog to cut three pieces that are all the same size, and that’s when things become really complicated. Should everyone get the same size piece? After all, they are all different sizes. But Really Bird is “REALLY STARVING.” Who should get the biggest piece? And what happens when one piece is messier than another or is missing part of the crust? Luckily, Pup keeps trying and finally finds a solution that makes everyone happy. There’s even one piece left over that Really Bird is really happy to share with new park friends, a rabbit, a squirrel, and a mouse. Brightly colored speech bubbles and cartoon illustrations with minimal details against a neutral background make reading both the text and the illustrations easy for new readers. The book closes with discussion questions about what to do in a real-life situation involving cutting slices of pie or cake and what to do when sharing isn’t “purr-fect,” as Cat would put it. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

The true natures of these three characters shine as they problem-solve and share fairly.