Daddies by Catriona Hoy and Mal Webster
Hachette Livre (Lothian Children's Books), 2008
(Age 3+) Recommended. This is a humourous look at fathers and what they do. Everyone
in the family thinks they know what daddies are for. Mum thinks they're
for washing dishes, grandma thinks they are for putting in light bulbs
and Charlotte thinks they are for brushing hair, but Daddies are for
WILD THINGS. They chase and scare, throw mud and walk the plank.
This is a delightful book with wonderful illustrations that celebrates
the joy that fathers can bring into their children's lives. The pudgy,
happy father is full of fun and love and the children have a fantastic
time playing with him.
This would be great to read aloud and children would enjoy thinking of
other ways that dads can be wild.
Pat Pledger