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My Dad!
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Product Description
The popular picture book by celebrated illustrator Charles Fuge (I Know a Rhino, It's a Monster Party, Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball) is now available in board-just in time for Father's Day.
A cuddly cub claims to have "the roughest, toughest dad in the whole jungle." But his awesome, fearsome description of Daddy--"teeth sharper than an alligator, more claws than an eagle"--scares away all his friends, one by one. Suddenly, the little bear is all alone in the forest, and very frightened. Guess who saves the day? The final illustration of the smiling cub wrapped in his Daddy's arms will warm every heart.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #439690 in Books
- Published on: 2005-05-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Board book
- 22 pages
Features
- ISBN13: 9781402721915
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-K-A little bear wants to impress his friends, so he brags about his dad's strength, sharp teeth, and many claws. With each boast he scares away one playmate and moves deeper into the jungle. At last he finds himself all alone with jungle noises and the approaching shadow of a big, scary beast. The beast turns out to be big, cuddly Daddy coming to find his little cub. The pictures are the strong suit of this book. Fuge's bright, stylized illustrations in yellows, greens, browns, and lots of white are expressive and appealing. While children will enjoy the anticlimactic thrill of this simple story, Jez Alborough does a better job and offers more suspense and humor in Watch Out! Big Bro's Coming(Candlewick, 1998). Nevertheless, this warm, fuzzy father-son book is a fine addition to larger collections.-Be Astengo, Alachua County Library, Gainesville, FL
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Customer Reviews
my twins love it!
I bought this book as a gift to my husband from his one year old b/g twins for Father's Day. Here it is the beginning of November, and it's still the twins most favorite book. True, the story line is simple (great for those VERY young readers like mine), but the pictures are wonderful (colorful & lots of detail), and the pages have a little weight to them so they don't rip as easily as some other books where the pages are super thin! It perhaps is a little too simple of a story line for older readers, but if you're looking for a special book for Dad to read to younger readers, then you've found the perfect book.
Beautiful photos but story somewhat lacking
Compared to other Charles Fuge books, this has the same beautiful drawings but the story is a bit lacking (though not as bad as some books out there!). It is about a bear cub who brags to his bear friends about how terrific, strong, etc his father is. Then in the end his father approaches and they enjoy a bear hug together. The ending is heart warming but I don't really like the bragging part in the middle & the drawing in the middle are basically the same (the bear cubs & friends). But overall I still think this is a cute book.
"My favorite book" they yell
We love this book! My two daughters gave it to their dad as a gift for Father's Day two years ago and it has been so fun! My then 3-year-old laughed at each of the other bears who ran away scared. My 1-year-old learned this as her first book ever and loved saying "in the whole jungle!", the names of the animals on each page and of course the ending "DADDY!" My husband loved trying to make all the different animal sounds (elephant, eagle, alligator) and kept us all entertained. Now that my girls are 5 and 3, they still love reading this with their dad and can now quote the entire book.
