This is a fun story about three friends entering a talent show, with one friend trying to steal the limelight and inevitably losing favour with her friends. It ends with Annie realising that she has made a mistake in trying too take over the show, and she gets her friends back - a happy ending with a moralistic meaning. I liked that there were snippets of other languages within the text, as this makes languages fun, however it would have good to differentiate between the german and french. It wa...

Three best girlfriends, Annie, Lillemor and Lilianne are thrilled when it is announced at school that there is going to be a talent show. All three girls love to sing so at Annie's prompting they decide to enter as a girl's singing group. They hurriedly plan a business picnic meeting and that's when things start going south. They have to agree on the song they will sing, the costumes they will wear and the singing roles they will perform. Annie shuts down all their input because she demands to b...

Dunklee, Annika. Me, Me, Me, illustrated by Lori Joy Smith. PICTURE BOOK. Kids Can Press, 2017. $16.99. Annie, Lillemor, and Lilianne are best friends who start off with the idea to enter their school’s talent show as an all-girl group. Annie decides that because joining the talent show was her idea she gets to make all the decisions. Her bossy behavior upsets her friends and results in her leaving the group. Annie realizes working without her friends isn’t as successful or fun, and knows what s...

Based around three girls, Annie, Lillemor and Lilianne, the girls are all from different countries and speak different languages.Annie wants to enter the school talent show as a girls singing group. Annie takes control over the song choice and clothing the girls should wear and believes she should get to decide because she's the most keen on the idea.It's all about dealing with friendship and appreciating each other's opinions and including everyone's ideas not taking over and ruling everything....

Thank you to NetGalley and Kids Can Press for providing me with an e-ARC to read and review.[* slightly edited *] [actual rating 3 out of 5]While I wasn’t surprised by what happened, I did enjoy reading this book. Me, Me, Me is a lovely mixture of art, dialogue and language. It exposes kids to other languages – French and Swedish – and includes translations that are clearly indicated out of the way on the page. The only thing I had trouble with was telling who was who. You know who Annie is but

With cute illustrations on every page, this books is about three best friends Annie, Lillemor and Lilianne.All of them love singing and communicate in a special language with each other.When teacher announces about a talent show, Annie quickly comes up with an idea- an all-girl singing group!But when they go ahead and plan things, Annie wants everything according to her. She seems to disagree with every idea her friends suggest.Just beacuse it was her idea, it has to be Annie's way!Later, the fr...

Annie wants to run the show. After all, it was her idea. But Lilianne and Lillemor have different ideas. The girls decide to split up. But none of them is happy alone. Lilianne and Lillemor need Annie to sing the high notes, and Annie needs Lilianne and Lillemor because they are her best friends. They decide to reunite, use the initials of their names ALL and sing in a group called ALL ONE. Friendship (and singing) really does work better when they all work together.

Readers will identify with 'friends' who want to be in charge and make all the decisions. I wonder if boys in the audience will see past the girly presentation.Cartoonish illustrations done digitally. Catch the stars on the endpapers!

One Line Review: Relatable, Carefree and CreativeThis book takes us on a journey of friendship, mistakes and overcoming them. Me, Me, Me focuses on three friends who decided to enter a talent show. One of them however, is a control freak and focuses all the attention onto herself. Which ends up breaking her friendship with the girls.I love how the author used an interesting mix of languages and arrangements in the book. The style is so care free and spontaneous like how young girls usually are.

Annie, Lillemor, and Lilianne are best friends. They usually get along very well. But then their teacher announces a school talent show. Annie suggests they form an “all-girl singing group,” and insists that she make all the decisions. Lillemor and Lilianne grudgingly agree—until Annie chooses the name of the group: “The Mi, Mi, Mis!” Lillemor and Lilianne don’t want to be part of a group that’s all about “Me, Me, Me,” so the three girls split up. Annie realizes that it’s not as fun working with...

Dunklee has done it again with an exceptional view of childhood behaviours, tangles and triumphs!Loveable Annie is back again with her friends, snacks, Oinky Boinky language and limited self-awareness. No one said growing up was easy, and Dunklee's approach lends valuable lifelong lessons in easy bite-sized pieces...like pepparkakor. Smith's illustrations are absolutely spot-on. Her ability to incorporate the nuanced dialogue with her uncanny interpretation makes this book a fun read for both ad...

Annie, Lillemor and Lilianne are best friends. When they find out the school is going to have a talent show, Annie says they should enter as a girl's singing group. All three girls love to sing so they agree and meet to design a plan. First they have to pick a song, then decide what costumes to wear as well as who will sing what parts. Unfortunately, Annie things she should be in charge because the group was her idea. When she ignores all the ideas from her friends, they decide to do their own t...

Me, Me, Me by Annika Dunklee and illustrated by Lori Joy Smith and published by Kids Can Press is a sweet book about friendship.Annie, Lillemor, and Lilianne are the best of friends and get along...most of the time. When Annie gets a case of the "me's" Lillemor and Lilianne quickly get frustrated and fed up. Will they all be able to be friends again?This wonderful book is a perfect book to use to explore friendships and social dynamics. I love how Ms Dunklee created a trio of friends all from di...

Three friends want to perform together in the school talent show. The story begins with the decision to perform and show each step and decision that the group needs to make. Their friendship is tested when Anne wants to be in charge and make all the decision. Children may need help with a few words. Overall, it sends a message regarding team work and overcome disagreements.I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway. Although encouraged, I was under no obligation to write a review. The opi...

Annie wanted to do a dance for the school show with her two friends. They ran into a problem when it came to decision making about what they might do. Annie was being selfish and wanted to make all the decisions and didn’t let her friends put in their input. Her friends got tired of it and Annie ended up going solo. The three friends realized that they all needed each other to make this work. Annie promised to be fair and for them all to make decisions together. It ended up working out in the en...

When three friends decide to sing in the talent show as a trio, one friend seems to be making all the decisions. When she decides to go solo she realizes she need someone else. The new group she joins don't like any of her suggestions. It's her old friends that she really needs and she apologizes hoping they will take her back. A great lesson in friendship, cooperation, kindness and sharing.

Me, Me, Me by Annika Dunklee teaches about friendship & teamwork. This was a fun book! The illustrations are perfect for little girl, they are bright and cute.I received a copy of this book via Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I really liked this book which I won as a GoodReads First Read. I am going to share it with a private school for the people who read to classes to read. It was fun and still gave a message that is good for children from early ages up.

All's well that ends well.Annie learns the hard way that friendship is about teamwork. If you focus only on yourself, you will not have any friends. Luckily, she comes around and apologizes.

Three girls, Annie, Lillemor and Lilianne, are the best of friends. They decide that they should perform in the talent show together. But when they start to plan, Annie decides that she’s in charge, because it was her idea. That doesn’t sit well with Lillemor and Lilianne, so the group breaks up. Annie finds 2 other girls to perform with and Lillemor and Lilianne become a duo. But things aren’t going as any of them planned.Maybe an apology is the best plan.