Be Glad Your Dad...(Is Not an Octopus!) - Hardcover

Logelin, Matthew; Jensen, Sara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 031625438X ISBN 13: 9780316254380

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2016

Synopsis

This hilarious and subversive tribute to dads by a New York Times bestselling author is perfect for Father's Day!

Be glad your dad is not a dog, because he would lick your face to say hello!

Most of the time, you're glad your dad is your dad, until he gets grouchy, bossy, or just totally gross. Then you wish you could swap him for something else. But be careful what you wish for, because it could be way worse....

In this silly what-if story, kids will roar with laughter at the misadventures of a monkey dad, an alligator dad, a whale dad, and even a unicorn dad! But nothing can replace the dads who love them more than anything in the whole wide world.

Be sure to check out the fun facts about the animals in the story in the back of the book!

About this title

About the Author

Matthew Logelin is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Two Kisses for Maddyas well as the award-winning blog Matt, Liz, and Madeline. Be Glad Your Dad... (Is Not an Octopus!) is his debut picture book, and he lives in Los Angeles, California.

Sara Jensen is a creative director and a designer. She is an advocate for type 1 diabetes research and foster adoption, and Be Glad Your Dad (Is Not an Octopus!) is her debut picture book. She lives in Washington on a small island in the middle of a big ocean.

Jared Chapman is the author and illustrator of Pirate, Viking & Scientist and Steve, Raised by Wolves. He has worked for Walt Disney Television Animation, Nick Jr., Hallmark, and The Hollywood Reporter, among others, and he lives in Mount Pleasant, Texas.

Reviews

PreS-Gr 1—Usually children are happy with their dads, except for "when he is grouchy, bossy or totally gross." Two children imagine their father as different animals, all with bad results. If your dad were a dog, he would lick your face. If he were a tortoise, everything would take way too long. A monkey dad would feed you insects. If he were a unicorn, no one would believe in him. Iguanas, skunks, dung beetles, and whales would all make terrible fathers for human children. The list of alternative father animals goes on, with similarly unappealing outcomes. The moral is that though kids may sometimes wish their dads were different, they should be happy with the parents they have. The book concludes with fun animal facts for each featured creature. The silly cartoon illustrations were digitally created using Photoshop. VERDICT This playful celebration of dads is perfect for storytime or one-on-one reading.—Laura Hunter, Mount Laurel Library, NJ

Edition details

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 031625438X
• ISBN 13: 9780316254380
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Chapman Jared
• Number of pages: 40