"But I don't like to share Mama. It makes my heart sad."
And so begins our arrival into the tumultuous threes. Just one month away from her actual birthday, it seems I have a threenager on my hands. And no matter how many times I remind her to share, that "sharing is caring" and there's plenty and it's more fun with friends, the Bea just hasn't quite got it.
Blue Sky, Yellow Kite, is a beautiful story about what it's like to really, really love something that belongs to someone else, how hard sharing can be and how ultimately, keeping things to yourself is no fun at all.
Blue Sky, Yellow Kite, tells the story of Daisy. One day she sees a yellow kite in the air, wheeling and swirling, diving and twisting. She follows the kite all the way to the end of it's string and meets William, who happily and kindly opens his gate and hands Daisy the reel.
But Daisy is taken away in the moment and, thinking only of her love for the beautiful kite, flies it all the way to her house, where she hides it at the top of her shelf. She dares to fly it only once more - and when she sees William, sadly watching, can't sleep for thinking about how she's taken his kite and hurt him.
So at last, she returns the kite to William and leaves a note to apologise. And that afternoon, she seems something beautiful in the sky, coming back towards her...
This is a great story about friendship, jealousy, sharing and forgiveness. I love the illustrations - Daisy and William are such sweet little characters and the beautiful countryside made me want to move to our own country cottage immediately.
I think we've still got a ways to go before my own little Daisy is sharing - but this was a lovely one to share together and opened the door to more discussions about sharing (made easier by our recent obsession with kites). It is probably a tiny bit old for Bea, though she did love the story, so I'd suggest kids 4-6.
the book and the bea x
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