![]() ![]() Reading “Should I Share My Ice Cream?” to a group of children engaging and activating children throughout the story: The message of sharing is a message for a lifetime. Children may experience a range of feelings from frustration, to anger, to sadness, and hopefully they can arrive at a feeling of satisfaction in having done something good and helpful for another person. ![]() How many times do children find themselves in the same types of situations? It can be so very hard to give up something special or to share it with another. Gerald faces a very troubling inner battle as he goes back and forth between his desire to share with his friend and his desire to gobble up the ice cream cone all by himself. How does “Should I Share My Ice Cream?” support the emotional development of young children? This is a story of friendship, delaying gratification, and conflicting choices. Piggie appears with an ice cream cone that he offers to share with Gerald. He ponders this decision a bit too long and his ice cream melts and falls to the ground. ![]() Gerald has a tough decision to make – should he share his ice cream cone with Piggie, even though he himself is just dying to eat it alone. ![]() Should I Share My Ice Cream?” is one of Mo Willems’ popular Gerald and Piggie books. Lucy’s Book Club Should I Share My Ice Cream? ![]()
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