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Mine, Mine, Mine, Yours!
CCBC Review:
An appealing book of opposites opens with an Asian mom and a Black mom showing up at the house of a Black dad with their toddlers in tow for a playdate. Their typical toddler activities are described with the same pattern of three repeated words, followed by one opposite word, e.g. “Hide hide hide … find. / Stop stop stop … go!” while spirited watercolor-and-ink illustrations show the friends playing on a slide, jumping around, sharing toys (or not), having a snack, and so forth. Throughout, the dad in charge of the playdate appears as a playful, guiding presence who is clearly comfortable with letting the toddlers be themselves. ©2022 Cooperative Children’s Book Center
Illustrated by Kimberly Gee
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 1-3
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Opposites
Patterned text/Repetition
Toddlers
Diversity subjects:
Asian
Black/African
Publishers:
Penguin Random House, Putnam
Publish Year: 2021
Pages: 24
ISBN: 9780593112403
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Gee