Whose? Mine, Mine, Mine, Yours by Kimberly Gee

A hopeful young dad welcomes two toddlers over for a playdate, with predictable results.

At first, the tots begin cheerily with a game of hide and seek. Things are going well as Dad searches for the three hiding together under a blanket. 

First there's the problem of the host sharing his toys with his guests. He captures them all on his blanket, but finally relents and lets each of them have one of his balls, and Dad steps in to get them taking turns going down the slide, 1, 2, 3.

There are giggles and smiles all around as the three walk UP and DOWN over the little bridge and then form a line to walk UNDER it, 1, 2, 3, with Dad playing traffic light.

STOP! STOP! STOP! GO!

There's time for a very messy snack and an individual wash up of hands and faces.They take turns "cleaning up" the kitchen, and the two moms return to claim their little ones after their very first play day with what we can hope will be long-time friends, in Kimberly Gee's Mine, Mine, Mine, Yours! (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2021). A toddler book which reinforces social skills and the concept of opposites, (beginning with the title), author-illustrator Kimberly Gee's tots and one very busy dad make for quite a story of a first friends-over-to-play-party. Illustrator Kimberly Gee's believable little ones have a charming naivete' all their own, and the story ends with everyone happy.

Share this one with Gee's companion concept book, Up, Up, Up, Down!