It's My Turn

by David Bedford

Oscar and Tilly discover that the playground is much more fun if they play together.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Friendship, School, Animals

Paperback

First published December 10, 2000

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

David Bedford has a BS and PhD in Biology. He gave up biology in 1997 to write full time.

Reviews

[Gabrielle Palmisano · Rating 3 out of 5]

This books message is that sharing is important. At first Tilly slides down the slide and starts playing by himself. When Oscar asks when he can play Tilly tells him it’s not his turn. Eventually Tilly gets sick and Oscar starts to play. Tilly sees Oscar playing and suddenly feels better. Well Oscar told Tilly to get off the sea saw and he didn’t. Oscar jumped on and Tilly flew in the air and they played together. The illustrations in this book were hand sketched with digital coloring and were full of different colors.

[Darrie McCain Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a nice book about sharing. Oscar and Tilly go to the playground. Once they arrive Tilly won't let Oscar have a turn on any of the toys there. Tilly eventually gets very dizzy and has to get off the toy. Oscar gets on the toy and begins to treat her the same way she treated him. At the end of the book, they both realize its best to share and it's more fun playing together

[Suzanne Lorraine Kunz Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hmm, these children aren't all that nice to each other at first. But I expect that can start some conversations on why it's good to be nice. I love how by the end of the book the children are playing nicely with each other. The book shows that it is much more fun to be nice than mean.

[Samantha Richardson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book with an important message about sharing.

[Zazie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not an amazing story but fine for kids and it teaches them something, which is always good. I recommend.

[Meredith Bush · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a cute book about two friends, Oscar and Tilly that go to a playground. Tilly proceeds to go down the slide, climb atop equipment and ride of the merry-go-round, all while his friend Oscar waits asking if it’s his turn yet. Tilly tells him no each time until he gets dizzy from the merry-go-round. Then the roles are reversed and Oscar plays on all the equipment, while Tilly repeatedly asks if it’s his turn. Finally the friends find a sea-saw and realize it’s more fun if they both play on it at the same time. This could be a great book to talk about taking-turns/sharing/playing together.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Two friends go to the playground. However, one is hogging all the playground equipment and won't give his friend a turn. Then the other friend does the same thing after the first friend becomes dizzy. Finally they got on the seesaw and realized they needed to work together to make it work. This is a great book to use when talking about sharing or being nice at recess. You could also talk about problem solving and how they found a solution.

[Stephanie Allen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oscar and Tilly find a playground and decide to play. The trouble comes when they won't give each other a turn. Finally when they find the see-saw they realize they can't play with out the other one. This book could be used to help teach children about taking turn and playing together.

[Julie Woods]

Loved this book. This is a great book for toddlers who may have a problem with taking turns and sharing.