Some lessons are hard to teach with words. "Share with your sister," "be kind," "don't be greedy" — young children hear them, but the ideas slip away. A story works differently. It lets your child watch a character make a choice and see what happens next, and that quiet noticing is where real learning starts.
Sharing Silver follows Bandit, a dog who is always up to trouble, as Silver the Super Pup shows him one simple idea: the world reflects back what you give. Here are the opening pages to read together.
Sharing Silver
A Superhero Training Story About Sharing and Giving. A warm, funny read-aloud for ages 3–7.
“The world is like a mirror. It reflects back what you give.”
Get the full book on AmazonThe opening pages
Bandit the dog was always up to trouble. One sunny morning, he crept up to a beehive and snatched a golden chunk of honey. He licked his lips and bit down greedily.
But the bees weren't happy. They swarmed out in a buzzing cloud, stinging his bottom.
"OOOWWWW!" cried Bandit, racing through the forest. He flopped onto the grass, groaning. "Ow, ow, ow… my poor bum!"
Just then, Silver the Super Pup trotted up.
"Bandit," he said gently, "the world is like a mirror. It reflects back what you give. How you treat others is how you will be treated by others.
If you are kind, people will be kind to you. If you share, others will share with you. If you are friendly, you will have friends. If you smile, the world smiles back."
Bandit frowned. "Can I give away my sore bum?"
Silver chuckled. "Not quite. But you can choose to learn from it. Every mistake is a chance to grow stronger. This could be the best lesson you ever learn. Come with me — I'll show you."
They didn't go far before they followed a trail of music through the trees. On a tree branch sat Olivia the owl, leading a forest choir. The hedgehogs strummed guitars, the rabbits drummed with their feet, and the deer sang in harmony. Olivia's music school filled the whole forest with joy. Animals brought her fine gifts and food, and she was invited to every party in the forest.
Silver grinned. "See? Olivia shared her gift, and the forest gave back even more."
Bandit tilted his head. "So when you share, you don't lose… you get more?"
"Exactly," said Silver. "The more you give, the more you get."
And that's where the sample ends. Bandit still has a lot to learn — from Greedy Gus the goat who eats alone, to Benny the beaver whose hard work builds the finest home in the forest. By the end, Bandit discovers his own way to give back.
Keep reading with the full book
Bring Sharing Silver home as a paperback picture book — a gentle, funny way to turn sharing and giving into a superpower your child will want to practise.
“The world is like a mirror. It reflects back what you give.”
View on AmazonReading it once is lovely. Reading it a few times is where it sticks — children love returning to a story, and each time gives you a natural chance to ask, "what would you have shared?"
This is part of our bigger guide on raising a kind, sharing friend. You might also like our quotes about kindness and sharing for kids, how to teach a toddler to share and how to teach kids kindness.