After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)
Ages 4 to 8Listed among picture books about courage and facing fears. The blogger describes Humpty’s paper-airplane plan and the wall he has to face.
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Ages 3 to 5Should I Share My Ice Cream?
Ages 3 to 5About this age guidance
Publisher: 3 to 5
The age tag follows Penguin Random House. Other sources may suggest different ages. This is audience guidance, not an independent reading level.
The blogger’s family enjoys the humor of Elephant and Piggie.
Gerald weighs enjoying his ice cream against sharing it with Piggie. His lengthy deliberation ends with the ice cream melting. Piggie arrives and offers to share her own ice cream with him.
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What children see in the story
Gerald’s consideration of sharing and Piggie’s actual offer contrast intention with action.
Why it’s on these shelves
- Generosity
- Gerald debates whether to give Piggie some of his ice cream, and debates so long that it melts. Then Piggie arrives and offers to share her own ice cream with him.
- Sharing
- Gerald can’t decide whether to share his cone with Piggie and keeps thinking about it until it melts. Piggie then turns up and shares hers with him.
Why pick it up?
Piggie arrives and offers to share her own ice cream with him.
A note for parents
The first supporting moment is a decision process, not a completed gift. No follow-through mapping is claimed.
Where this recommendation comes from
Urban Mom Tales
The blogger’s family enjoys the humor of Elephant and Piggie.
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