Stuff! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Pinch is a pack rat and all his possessions are spilling out onto the street. When his friends Heddy and Bumper ask him to donate some stuff to the community sale, Pinch says "no." On the day of the sale, he sees everybody and all of the things they are selling. Pinch decides to sell some of his stuff ... then buy more stuff. When he gets home with his money, Pinch decides to get rid of the clutter, and he invites his family to do the same. So will they use the money to buy more stuff? 

Young Reader (5): 
My daughter LOVED this book! She liked looking at all the stuff Pinch had and then sold. She liked the idea of making money, and she especially liked the idea of using the money to buy some trees to plant. She thought it was great that Pinch the Rat enjoyed seeing the toys he sold being played with. She thought it was nice that he enjoyed watching the others play with stuff that had been sitting around getting in the way at his house.

Parent Perspective:
I picked this out because we are having a community yard sale soon and I thought it would be good to introduce my daughter to the idea of selling and recycling her toys. At first, it seemed like a heavy subject, but the authors got the message across in a cute story.

Enjoy this story just for fun or as a way to help kids understand sharing and community support. With great pictures and a good message, we can all learn from this book.

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