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The Mine-O-Saur
by
Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen (Goodreads Author),
David Clark , David H. Clark
A group of dinosaurs is happily playing in the school yard when . . . oh no! Here comes the Mine-o-saur! He snatches all the toys. He grabs all the snacks at snack time. He hoards the blocks during recess. And all the while he yells, ?MINE, MINE, MINE!?
But soon enough, no one wants to play with him. What will it take for the Mine-o-saur to realize that what he really wants...more
But soon enough, no one wants to play with him. What will it take for the Mine-o-saur to realize that what he really wants...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
September 20th 2007
by Putnam Juvenile
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Mine-O-Saur does not want to share anything with his classmates, he wants it all to himself. He won't share toys and he won't share snack. He won't share anything. He soon learns that people don't want to be friends with someone who won't share. So Mine-O-Saur takes everything he has taken and puts it out for everyone to use. Once all is forgiven, he realizes that he now has something that is even better than all of the snacks and toys: friends.
Sharing is something that almost all young childre...more
Sharing is something that almost all young childre...more
Aug 06, 2008
Anna
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
parents with toddlers
Shelves:
read-to-kids
Although this book is probably the reason why my son learned to say "mine", it's still a great book. It's cute and entertaining for adults who read with their kids. And it teaches manners (or at least tries to) which is probably the best part.
This is a favorite book of MINE! The Mine-O-Saur is a character young children can empathize with in this colorful tale of sharing and friendship. I have often read this story to children of mixed ages, and its message is simple, yet powerful. The vivid expressions of the dinosaur characters will appeal to boys and girls. The text also allows for the reader to use "voices" and the easy rhymes are italicized in red and will capture the audience's attention. This is a great read aloud book if your...more
This picture book would be a wonderful addition to the pre-school and kindergarden classroom. Children seem to enjoy stories about dinosaurs and this one would satsify their curiousity and interest while teaching them the powerful message of sharing, friendship, and forgiveness. We bought this book last year at a yard sale and have found that it is enjoyable and my son shares much better with his friends after having read this. The pictures are lively, colorful and engaging. The book gets its po...more
The Mine-o-Saur is a very good book to read to children to teach them how to share. The Mine-o-saur kept on taking everything away from his friends and pretty soon he ended up all alone with no one to play with and he was really sad. He realizes that he would rather give his toys to other people to play with even if they did not want to play with him. The Mine-o-Saur learned his lesson. All children who have a hard time sharing should have this book read to them and then they might realize what...more
Books with a message are the most frightening kind of picture book on the planet. They can go real bad, real preachy, and real ugly real fast. Self-published authors love `em. So too do new parents with unshakable beliefs in bibliotherapy. And as a children's librarian it is my job to wade through the lot of them to find the ones that are the best. When a parent walks up to you and says, "I want a picture book about sharing," you know that the clock is ticking and that you need to rustle up the...more
This book is so great. As you can tell by the title, it's all about learning how to share. The "Mine-O-Saur" wants to have all the toys and all the snacks until he realizes that when he acts in such a way, no one wants to play with him anymore. In the end, he gives all the toys back and all the dinosaurs play happily together. I especially love it because when the "Mine-O-Saur" talks he rhymes! My two-year-old son also loves dinosaurs so this is an easy story for him to get into and, hopefully,...more
I thought this book was very cute how it is about a group of dinosaurs playing and then they see the mine-o-saur who steals all of their toys. I also like this book because dinosaurs are always a popular subject among children, and also the illustrations are great. I would reccommend this book to ages 3-6 so they can learn the importance of sharing at a young age.
“ It provides a great opportunity for parents to teach them the importance of sharing. ”
“ It provides a great opportunity for parents to teach them the importance of sharing. ”
This book is about a dinosaur who does not share but then he gets lonely and decides that he is going to start sharing so that he can make friends. This is a good book to talk about word-play because of how they changed the word dinosaur to mine-o-saur to give it a different meaning. Students can use this as an example and then try to make up some words like this on their own. I could also use this book to teach rhyming because it rhymes throughout the story. The pictures also do a great job of...more
Great book for teaching kids about how unpleasant it is to be selfish and constantly grab at things that others are using. It's also great to expand their knowledge on dinosaurs! The illustrations are cute and colourful- definite attention grabbers. The book makes you realize that wanting other people's things is really not a positive quality- nobody wants to be a mine-o-saur!
This book was about a dinosaur that doesn't like to share. He keeps taking things from the other dinosaurs and says that it's his. Towards the end of the story the dinosaur realizes that no one wants to play with him so he tries to share and then the dinosaurs want to play with him. This is a good book for showing children how important sharing is.
Mine-o-saur is focused on one thing, and one thing only - making everything his. But is having all the snacks and toys to yourself really that much fun? Mine-o-saur soon realizes that sharing and having friends is much more fun.
A clever tale expounding the dangers of selfishness. Children will love the dinosaurs as main characters in this tale.
A clever tale expounding the dangers of selfishness. Children will love the dinosaurs as main characters in this tale.
This is such a cute book. I read itto my preschool class, and th little boys LOVE reading about dinosaurs. It's about a little dinosaur that only says "Mine Mine Mine" and eventually he learns that by not sharing, no one is his friend and he's alone. Then he shares and realizes how happy it makes him to share.
Mommy's review from 8/5/08 -
This is a REALLY cute book for toddlers. Julia found this in the library and it grabbed her attention because of the dinosaurs. I liked the partial rhymes and that it had a lesson (an easily understandable lesson) about sharing. Julia loves it, I'd recommend for any toddler!
This is a REALLY cute book for toddlers. Julia found this in the library and it grabbed her attention because of the dinosaurs. I liked the partial rhymes and that it had a lesson (an easily understandable lesson) about sharing. Julia loves it, I'd recommend for any toddler!
I love this book, in part because I love dinosaurs! In this story, Mine-o-saur does not share anything. He soon learns that to have friends, he has to share his things. The pictures are fabulous and colorful. Also, the words change from black to red when the dinosaurs are talking.
Parents of young dinophiles may opt to add this to their child's shelf. The narrative is clunky at times, though the message is a solid one and might find a broader audience through read-aloud. The illustrations are charming. A good choice for dinosaur completists.
This is part of the books that children in the Ferst foundation will receive throughout the years. It is about sharing and respecting others. A great book on what bullying looks like and gives a chance for children to see that nobody wins when bullying is happening.
This book depicts a phase that a lot of children go through and that would be that everything belongs to them. The struggle the Mine-O-Saur has is if it is worth having no friends though he has all of the toys. Great lesson for kids!
LOVED this book! I would recommend this book for grades PreK-1st or 2nd. It's a great story about sharing toys with your friends. It also has some fun illustrations, and the story incoporated dinosaurs and the students.
This book is good for discussing the importance of sharing. This book also mentions the names of several types of dinosaurs and would be good when introducing dinosaurs to young students. The book using rhythm ass well.
A cute enough book. The rhyming was okay. Our kids hadn't realized the whole "Mine" thing yet - and this book set them off. Good lesson, but maybe if your kid is in need of the lesson!
This was an adorable book! The mine-o-saur teaches children a valuable lesson on sharing. This is a great book for little ones who are preparing for their first school experiences!
A book about sharing. Really good for young children about to enter school, especially if they don't have siblings. It shows that if you don't share, you will have no one to play with.
Apr 03, 2010
Dolly
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
parents reading with their children
A cute book about sharing and making friends. It's a great story to read aloud to young children. They love the sound effects and chime in when it's time to say, "Mine! Mine! Mine!"
This book would be great for a student with a love of dinosaurs. The theme is about sharing and could also be used for a lesson during the first weeks of school in a Pre-K class.
Apr 19, 2012
Timothy Cockburn
marked it as to-read
this book talked about a student that haorded everything for himself. it is a good book to teach about bullying, sharing and making friends.
Apr 19, 2010
Kristy
added it
this suits my kid... he hates it, I think because he doesn't want to share and wants no part of hearing any differently.
This book is great for creating a sense of community in the classroom. Can be used to discuss bullying and the significance that sharing has on friendship and classroom harmony.
This is a great book for students dealing with sharing. Would even be great for those having to deal with students who won't share. Great for the first day of school!
More fun to read to my kids than anything else on our shelves! This one brings out the actress in me! I love it!
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Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen never thought she'd grow up to be a writer. She'd thought of being a doctor (but she's afraid of blood), a model (but she likes to eat), the president (but she had a dissolute youth)... so much for childhood dreams. Sudipta is the author of eleven picture books and seventeen nonfiction books for children including The Hog Prince, illustrated by Jason Wolff (Dutton, 2009), B...more
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