My Dad is Awesome (My Relative Series) - Hardcover

Nick Butterworth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763620564 ISBN 13: 9780763620561

Publisher: Candlewick, 2003

Synopsis

When it’s time for Dad to shine, here’s a surefire way to make his day.

He’s as strong as a gorilla, terrific at making things, and tells the funniest
jokes in the world. Sound like a dad you know? Warm, funny illustrations
liven up this unabashed love songs to dads everywhere who are awesome and amazing - and most deserving of applause. A new hardcover edition features decorative bookplates that let gift givers personalize each book with the name of a dad. They’ll be delighted!

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

Kids who idolize their dads just may recognize him in this slight but breezy portrait of one terrific father. Butterworth's humorously hyperbolic illustrations depict a friendly looking father living up to the narrator's description of all the ways in which his dad is "awesome": five kids and a dog are piled on his back to prove "He's as strong as a gorilla"; he becomes a one-man band--with drum on back, guitar in hand and accordion strung between his knees--to show that "he can play any instrument"; and he throws six items into the air (including a bag of tomatoes) to demonstrate that "he can juggle with anything." Though not truly "awesome" (Kristy Parker's My Dad the Magnificent , illustrated by Lillian Hoban, is a more substantial treatment of the theme), this book may inspire youngsters to consider the little--and not so little--things that make their own dads special. Ages 2-up.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 2-- This modern-day father can and will do anything. He can cook, roller skate, and is not afraid of the dark. He has a sense of humor, and he can ``. . . sing like a rock star''--if one can judge by the look on the face of the rubber duck he bathes with. He's perfectly ordinary-looking, but his personality shines through. The short, repetitive phrases coupled with the bright watercolors show this fabulous guy as a one-man band, and he's sure to delight readers who see a little of their own parent springing from the pages. --Joyce Richards, Prairie Grove Elem . School, AR
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Candlewick
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0763620564
• ISBN 13: 9780763620561
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Nick Butterworth