Buzzle Billy: A Book About Sharing

Building Christian Character

by Michael P. Waite, Jill Colbert Trousdale (Illustrator)

When Buzzle Billy stops sharing, Gimme Hands pop out of his sides and no one wants to play with him anymore.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

31 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Ani J. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of my favorite books as a child. I loved the bright colors and the fun illustrations. It teaches a good moral, about sharing and treating others right while not going overboard like “The Rainbow Fish” or “The Giving Tree.” And considering he took stuff from other people first, it’s not like he had to give everything of his own away to be nice. A good medium between “keep everything for yourself” and “drive yourself into the ground on other people’s whims.” I like point where somebody has to approach the main character and show him to share… most kids don’t know how to put others first without being shown. The underlying point of “being a good example can change things for the better” is equally as important as “sharing is a very good thing to do.”

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[Natalie Ransom · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Buzzle Billy is about a creature named Buzzle Billy who lives in a land of fun. One day, Billy meets a friend and refuses to share. Billy learns an important lesson about sharing that day and how no sharing hurts your friends. I grew up with this book and I loved it. The idea of a land of fun made me never want to stop reading. Not to mention that the characters and illustrations are fun to look at.

[Mr. Danny Arévalo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Though copyright in 1987, after reading this to my children they were asking questions about sharing. And this was huge for a certain time when my eldest had a difficult time understanding the concept of sharing with his little sister. Listening to your children ask deeper questions about a book that you just read to them is priceless.

[Stacy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a wonderful, easy read. It's rhyming keeps even my 3 year old interested in the story! Fun read!

[Melissa Muender · Rating 5 out of 5]

All time favorite children's book. I used to have the entire book memorized back in the days when I was reading it to my children.

[Toni Douthit]

This book is amazing for children! It is funny and the illustrations are captivating for children.

[Jesse Crooker]

This was a book that was read to me when I was little. This is about a Buzzle named Billy who becomes obsessive of his toys. In fact, not only does he not share his toys with the other Buzzle children, but he takes their toys as well and wonders why nobody will play with him. Once he realizes that he was being selfish by not sharing his toys with others, he not o it returns toys, but shares his own. This would be a great book for a child who does not like to share their toys.