Mine, Mine, Mine, Yours! - Hardcover

Gee, Kimberly

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0593112407 ISBN 13: 9780593112403

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, 2021

Synopsis

The best playdates include sharing! Clever opposites narrate a busy toddler playdate full of playing, taking turns, sharing and more, in this charming companion to Up, Up, Up, Down!

From the moment his friends arrive, this energetic boy and his dad are ready for a day full of adventure and opposites. They giggle through a game of hide, hide, hide--find! Taking turns on the slide means stop, stop, stop--go! And of course there's sharing with mine, mine, mine--yours and then more generous yours, yours, yours--mine! Dad is close by supervising all the fun, until it's time to say bye, bye, bye--come again!

Kimberly Gee's expressive illustrations emphasize the playful fun between a boy, his friends, and his father in this clever concept book about playdate dynamics that are sure to entertain little (and big!) members of the family.

About this title

About the Author

One day when Kimberly Gee's twins were toddlers, she was getting them ready to leave the house. She might have been a tiny bit pressed for time. She might have encouraged the twins to HURRY--about a dozen times or so. Then, just as she opened the front door, they ran out of the house! "SLOW DOWN!" she called. The twins turned and gave her a look that said, Didn't you tell us to hurry? This made Kimberly notice that a toddler's day is full of opposites (and the parents' day, too!). Chuckling over the joy (and work!) of those toddler-rearing days inspired her to create this book. Kimberly is the author-illustrator of Mad, Mad Bear! and Today with Meg and Ted, and the illustrator of The Class (by Boni Ashburn). She lives in Claremont, California, with her twins and their dad.

Reviews

Toddler-PreS—Three toddlers enjoy a fun playdate at home under the close eye of a father/caretaker in this companion story to Gee's Up, Up, Up, Down! Both parents and children, especially toddlers the same age as the lively characters, will be drawn to the gentle, bubbly illustrations showing the events of the day, from outside play on a slide to clean-up after a gooey snack. Inspired by the multitude of directions children hear in a day, the book sets a cheerful, brisk pace where a word, repeated three times in large print, pairs with its opposite word on the next page to mark each change in the outome. The light orange text shares space with several colorful illustrative parts per page, so a toddler's understanding of these separate scenes in their intended order may depend on an adult's involvement. Visual cues, as when the parental character appears to teach lessons about sharing and taking turns, invite discussion of the scenarios portrayed about how friends should treat one another. VERDICT Featuring a relatable concept of word opposites, this friendly toddler tale has wide appeal.—Rachel Mulligan, Westampton, NJ

Edition details

• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593112407
• ISBN 13: 9780593112403
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Gee Kimberly
• Number of pages: 32