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It’s MY book!

Name: It’s MY book!
ISBN: 9781776325856

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Corinne Rosmarin - Author

Book DashISBN 9781776325856ENEbook

CC BY 4.0

Credits & Licence

Originally published by Book Dash. Writer: Corinne Rosmarin. Illustrator: Anya Klopper. Designer: Nontuthuko Mabiletsa. Editor: Alison Ziki.

Cover resized and converted to WebP; artwork unchanged. Suitabook’s AI guidance is a separate assessment.

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A lively story about loving a new book, wanting it to oneself and discovering that reading can be shared. Repeated interruptions give way to a group reading together.

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Book Analysis

At a Glance

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OwnershipSharingReading together

Consider

Social conflict

Personalised Fit

Beyond the Cover

ownershipsharingreading together

FictionPicture book

Themes in Context

Keeping and sharing

Susu wants to keep her book to herself while animals interrupt her; she later joins another child in suggesting a book club and sharing books.

How the book presents it: Her wish to read alone is treated playfully, but the ending favours a shared activity as a way to include everyone.

Talk about: Can you enjoy reading alone and also enjoy sharing books with others?

Why It May Be Worth Reading

The playful animals and recurring refrain make Susu’s changing feelings easy to follow, while the ending turns a clash over one book into a welcoming group activity.

What Deserves Attention

Susu’s frustration is clear: she calls the animals silly or funny and repeatedly tells them the book is hers. The interruptions are comic rather than threatening.

A Conversation Worth Having

When might you want to keep something for yourself, and when might sharing make the activity more enjoyable for everyone?

Reading Approach

Pause at each interruption and notice Susu’s expression and words. At the ending, discuss what changed for her and whether a book club seems like a good solution.

Confidence & Basis

Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. The complete text and illustrations were available for this guide.

What remains unconfirmed

Keeping and sharing: The story offers one group solution; it does not explore whether everyone would prefer the same way of reading.

Book Dash — It’s MY book!

Complete story and illustrations · ISBN 9781776325856

Checked: 8 October 2026.

Relevant to: Keeping and sharing

Benefits, discussion questions and reading approaches are suggestions. Your knowledge of your child remains part of the decision.

Heidi