Essay On The Hungry Thing Return By Maryann Hoberman

All children’s books are different from their characters and the actions the characters take, to the color and way they are written. Every children’s book is unique, but each one has something similar about them. Each children’s book has a similar lesson that will stick with you for life. Examples of this are The Hungry Thing Returns by Jan Slepian and Ann Seidler and One of Each by MaryAnn Hoberman. These two books although they look very much different, have a secret underlying lesson, ‘Sharing is Caring’. Although in this book the theme is not brought to light as much as it is on the other, which is the author’s choice, the book is very charming. In One of Each by MaryAnn Hoberman, sharing is a concept that is in this book. This is depicted when Oliver Tolliver, the main character, shares his home with Peggoty Small. She looks at him, akimbo, and tells him that after being shown around the house, this home is for the lonely, not one who wishes to have friends, and storms off after that. After hearing this he goes out and buys another set of everything so he can really, truly share his home with his new friend. One of Each “And by sharing his pieces of plum, pear, and peach, Each one …show more content…
The Hungry Thing and his daughter visit a school and they are greeted with kindness. They ask for flamburgers, bellyjeans, and blownuts to eat. It takes the Headmaster, the Cook and the children a couple tries before they realize that he means, hamburgers, jellybeans, and doughnuts. The Hungry Thing Returns by Jan Slepian and Ann Seidler “ The Hungry Thing smiled. He turned his sign around. In big letters, it said Thank You” People appreciate it when you share and are kind to them. Ultimately it comes down to the fact that children, Headmaster, and Cook shared their playground and their food with Hungry Thing and his