By Jörg Mühle (author) , Jörg Mühle (illustrator)
"Hilariously recognisable playtime rivalries."
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A delightfully deadpan picture book that perfectly captures the tricky landscape of toddler friendships and playtimes, as they have to learn about fairness, compromise and taking turns.
The toddlers in this case are three very cute and expressive animals. Weasel and Bear share a minimal, but charming, outdoor forest home. Weasel comes home one day and is put out to discover Bear playing with Badger. Badger is his friend! Bear tells him ‘Badger does not belong to you. You can play with him tomorrow’.
Badger tries to suggest they could all play together, but Weasel leaps in with his own suggestion of a game they could play, which swiftly turns into a tug of war between one who always wants to be in charge and one who never sticks to the rules, ultimately concluding ‘You are impossible to play with!’
Meanwhile Badger, who never gets to finish his reasonable suggestions, quietly puts his scarf on to go home, which shocks the quarrelsome pair. ‘Already? Just when we were having so much fun!’ They are even more shocked to hear that Badger, who has the last word, is playing with someone else tomorrow!
This is the sort of engaging storytelling which leaves plenty of space for children to get involved in discussing the characters and their behaviour and to conclude for themselves that cooperation and kindness are the best ways to make and keep friends. A realistic and relatable take on the inevitable conflicts of early childhood that is brilliantly evoked by the expressive illustrations and witty dialogue.
A comical picture book in which three forest friends debate vital childhood questions: who’s allowed to play, what game, and who decides.
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When Weasel comes home, he can hardly believe his eyes: Bear and Badger are playing. But Badger is Weasel’s friend! Badger suggests the three friends play together. But Bear and Weasel can’t agree on anything: not football, not memory, not hide and seek. Weasel never follows the rules. Bear always wants to be in charge.
Set in a charming outdoor forest house, this picture book is a brilliant battle of wills between friends. Readers will enjoy every twist and turn of this very funny argument about a very familiar problem.
'This laugh out loud argument about what game to play and who’s in charge resonates with every child.' Rachel Lawson, Publisher
Jörg Mühle was born 1973 in Frankfurt am Main and studied at the Offenbach School of Design and the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. He has been a freelance illustrator since 2000, and held a temporary professorship at the Fachhochschule in Mainz. Today, he lives in Frankfurt where he works as a freelance illustrator for book publishers, magazines and newspapers.
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A comical picture book in which three forest friends debate vital childhood questions: who’s allowed to play, what game, and who decides. When Weasel comes home, he can hardly believe his eyes: Bear and Badger are playing.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Tomorrow I'm in Charge! and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
Tomorrow I'm in Charge! features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations, Stories about Family and Friends, Funny, Animal Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
Hardback. £11.69, down from the £12.99 cover price. In Stock.
Tomorrow I'm in Charge! was written by Jörg Mühle and published by Gecko Press
Tomorrow I'm in Charge! has 32 pages
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