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I Want It!
(I Like to Read)
Author
Publication Date
April 15, 2025
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction / K − 1st
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
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Description
A girl wants to play with her brother's toys-- and she won't give up!
From two-time Theodor Seuss Geisel Honoree Paul Meisel, this story is perfect for kindergarteners and first graders to read on their own.
I want it!
Mine!
A boy is contentedly playing with his superheroes, cars, and blocks when he notices that his sister has taken his dragon. He wants it back! Now!
Brother and sister struggle with strong emotions, dramatically illustrated--from possessiveness to frustration to anger. But empathy and compassion win out in the end. And we can read the joy on the children's faces.
The books in the award-winning I Like to Read(R) series build vocabulary and promote fluency, which are essential for reading success. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors--create original, high-quality books that are fun for kids to read again and again with their parents, teachers or on their own!
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Publication date
April 15, 2025
Genre
Fiction
Page Count
32
ISBN-13
9780823458882
Publisher
Holiday House
Series
I Like to Read
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV013070 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
JUV043000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
JUV013070 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
JUV043000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
Library of Congress categories
Picture books
Readers (Publications)
Sharing
Siblings
Readers (Publications)
Sharing
Siblings
School Library Journal
PreS-Gr 1--This beginning reader opens with a young boy carrying a teeming box of toys. Short sentences and repeated words punctuate his play until he notices that his little sister is playing with a blue car. "I want it," he declares and takes the toy. As he continues to play, his collection of toys growing larger and larger, his sister helps herself to a toy dragon on the margins. Once again, the boy declares, "I want it," and this time a fight ensues before he wins it back and promptly forgets about it. Yet again, the girl takes a neglected toy, this time a stuffed rabbit. When her brother announces, "Mine!" she responds, "I want it. I want it. I want it," the font growing larger with each repetition. At this, her brother acquiesces, and they share the toys with a jubilant "Let's play!" The characters' faces are expressive, and Meisel cleverly frames the illustrations to emphasize the disparity in the siblings' cache of toys. Both characters cue as white. The front of the book includes a list of phonics features. VERDICT The relatable story and structured repetition of both vocabulary and plot elements makes this a solid choice for emerging readers.--Lauren Strohecker
Copyright 2025 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
ALA/Booklist
Starred Review
Plenty of action that any child can relate to makes this widely accessible, and a nice "Let's play!" resolution gives a comforting conclusion.
Kirkus
Salutary for big kids and encouraging for little ones.
Paul Meisel
Paul Meisel, who holds a master's degree in graphic design from Yale University, has received two Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Awards as well as American Library Association Notable Awards for See Me Run and I See a Cat, both I Like to Read books. My Awesome Summer by P. Mantis was honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for Excellence in ScienceBooks, and The Schmutzy Family, written by Marilyn Rosenberg and illustrated by Paul Meisel, was a National Jewish Book Award Finalist.
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