"I want that toad,"John says, me too. Two best friends love to share everything -- their toys, bikes, even candy bars. Until one day a little toad hops into their lives and they discover that not everything can be shared. Young children are sure to relate to this humerous and satisfying look at friendship and sharing. I want that toad.John says, me too.Two best friends love to share everything--their toys, bikes, even candy bars. Until one day a little toad hops into their lives and they discover that not everything can be shared. Young children are sure to relate to this humerous and satisfying look at friendship and sharing. PreSchool-Grade 1-A friendship story that offers a gentle lesson about sharing. Two boys recount how they like to share everything-food, a bike, a book. That is, until they both spot a toad at the same time and each one claims it as his own. While they argue, the animal hops away and the two youngsters take their anger out on a rock. "We kick until/our mad is gone./We kick until/we're home, and then,/John and I/are friends again." The rhymed verse is on the verso, set against a richly colored background. The right-hand page features watercolor cartoons that will get kids' attention. A simple picture book that can double as an easy reader. Christy Norris Blanchette, Valley Cottage Library, NY Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. Barbara Shook Hazen has written more than eighty books for children. Her most recent titles include, Where Do Bears Sleep?, illustrated by Mary Morgan Van Royen; Digby, illustrated by Barbara J. Phillips-Duke; and The Knight Who Was Afraid of the Dark, illustrated by Tony Ross. She lives in Massachusetts and New York City. Jane Manning is the illustrator of My First Songs, This Little Piggy, and the HarperTrophy Black Cat Club series. She lives in Deep River, CT. Jane Manning is the illustrator of dozens of children's books, including the I Can Read Book Baa-Choo! by Sarah Weeks and the New York Times bestselling The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches by Alice Low. She currently lives in Deep River, Connecticut.