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Because I Am Your Daddy [Hardcover]

Sherry North , Marcellus Hall
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Book Description

May 1, 2010 3 - 8 years
How much do fathers love their children? Enough to fly them to school in a plane? Enough to dig for the biggest dinosaur the world has ever known? From exploring dark caves to leading a marching band to even being a space alien, a father’s love is unconditional, and he will do anything to make sure all of his child’s dreams come true.

The dynamic duo of Sherry North and Marcellus Hall team up once again to treat parents and children to a story that celebrates affection with imagination. Because I Am Your Daddy is a great read-aloud book at storytime or a soothing book at bedtime, and an ideal gift for new fathers on Father’s Day.

F&P level: K
 
Praise for Because I Am Your Daddy
"Daddy/daughter bedtime reading doesn't get any cozier. The text is accompanied by Hall's fun and stylishly retro watercolors." -BookPage

"This selection is a perfect Father's Day pick." -School Library Journal

"Hall's airy, retro-flavored watercolors depict the father's artfully exaggerated roles. A stylish depiction of fatherly devotion." -Publishers Weekly

"The loving bond between parent and child is at the core of the story, and the joy is as much in the hugs as in the imaginative play." -Booklist

"Hall's simply gorgeous retro-styled watercolors depicting a dad with his dark-haired daughter and her dolly go to town with each premise--the image of the three of them surfing is nothing short of breathtaking in its jewel-toned splashy motion." -Kirkus reviews

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Praise for Because You Are My Baby
“Rhythms reminiscent of those in Margaret Wise Brown’s Runaway Bunny . . . The sentimental text is balanced by simple geometric shapes that evoke rockets, sea life, and airplanes adventuring happily together in uncluttered spreads.” —Booklist
 
“Wry but always inviting images . . . lifts a familiar premise far above the ordinary.” —Publishers Weekly
 
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Praise for City I Love
 
[STAR] “Many added layers of narrative delight as well as beautiful colors and an eye-catching sense of design . . . This book is really special, a global tour de force.” —School Library Journal, starred review
 
[STAR] “Hall’s watercolor urban scenes capture the big city’s scale while depicting both its bustle and its quieter corners.” —Kirkus, starred review
F&P level: Z

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2—The team who created Because You Are My Baby (Abrams, 2008), about the different careers a mother could pursue and how she would use them to benefit her baby, continues that same concept here. The different professions the father tries range from famous (Hollywood director and baseball player) to adventurous (explorer and ranger) to out of this world—literally. North uses simple "if…then" structured rhymes that beg to be read aloud. "If I were a librarian, we could venture anywhere./Wherever we decide to go, a book would take us there." The father, his daughter, and her doll ride a book like a magic carpet. Hall again creates fun-filled, full-page watercolor cartoon illustrations in the same retro style as the first book. This selection is a perfect Father's Day pick.—Samantha Larsen Hastings, West Jordan Public Library, UT
(c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

From Booklist

In this companion to Because You Are My Baby (2008), written in a mother’s loving voice, it is Daddy who makes a preschooler’s dreams come true. Playful rhyme and uncluttered watercolor spreads depict the two together in exciting, invented scenarios: Daddy as a pilot who flies his daughter to school and impresses all of her friends; Daddy as an inventor who makes a high-tech tree house. The loving bond between parent and child is at the core of the story, and the joy is as much in the hugs as in the imaginative play. Preschool. --Hazel Rochman

Product Details

  • Age Range: 3 - 8 years
  • Hardcover: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers (May 1, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0810983923
  • ISBN-13: 978-0810983922
  • Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 10.1 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #949,245 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sherry North is an award-winning children's author and medical journalist. She wrote Because You Are My Baby as a love letter to her first child. She wrote Because I Am Your Daddy because her husband didn't like being left out of the first book! The two books together make a wonderful baby shower gift.

Sherry's latest title, Because You Are My Teacher, follows a class as they visit wonders on all seven continents and the high seas. It is a heart-felt tribute to teachers and the perfect way to get young students excited about learning.

Please learn more at www.sherrynorth.com.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect read-aloud for dads July 10, 2010
Format:Hardcover
Finding a picture book that displays the indestructible love a mother has for her child is about as easy as apple pie--there's about a gazillion of them to choose from. But finding one that depicts the love a father has for his child, well, it's no easy task. That's why I'm thrilled that Sherry North decided to seize this nook with her second picture book to date Because I Am Your Daddy (her first does the mother-child thing flawlessly!) Not only does North explore a myriad of "daddy dream jobs" showing us just how great paternal love is, she incorporates her talent for precise rhymes and fresh imagery to get her point across. With thrilling scenarios like riding big waves with Dad "if [he] was a surfer," little ones will enjoy seeing just how expansive their papa's love really is. And what could be more satisfying than making your child know just how much he's loved by mom and dad?
-- Reviewed by Jill MacKenzie
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5.0 out of 5 stars great book October 30, 2011
By elaine
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my daughter loves this book. My husband has been tucking her into bed ever since she started sleeping in her own room and now they've added this book into their nightly routine. She's 7 yrs old. Very cute book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars love this book September 21, 2011
Format:Hardcover
Love, love love this book. So sweet, so cute, really captures the tenderness of daddy-daughter relationships. Our little one calls it the "daddy book" and loves to read it with her daddy.
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