Cool Daddy Rat [Hardcover]

Kristyn Crow (Author), Mike Lester (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 27, 2008 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Every night, Cool Daddy Rat takes his bass case, and goes out to play and scat around the city. But one night he hears something strange: Peeky squeaky who dat? It?s his son, Ace, hiding in the bass case! After a reassuring call to Mama, the pair go all over the city together, filling the streets with his sweet beat. And when Ace can?t contain himself any longer, Cool Daddy Rat finds out he?s not the only fantastic scatter in the family.

This cool read-aloud, full of energy from the jazzy text and animated illustrations, will have kids snapping, tapping and scatting along.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Crow's rhyming text pulses with liberally laced scat--"huggy wuggy boo bat"--and syncopated sound words: "Zow!" Terrific fun. -- Kirkus

Terrific fun. -- Kirkus

What drives this book is the swingin' beat of the text, which jumps...jives and begs to be read aloud. -- School Library Journal, starred review

About the Author

Kristyn Crow lives in Layton, Utah. This is her first book.

Mike Lester lives in Rome, Georgia. His A Is for Salad was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Putnam Juvenile (March 27, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399243755
• ISBN-13: 978-0399243752
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 10.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #732,239 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kristyn Crow loves to use rhythm, rhyme, and repetition to make reading snappy and fun. Her first book, COOL DADDY RAT (G.P. Putnam's Sons), received starred reviews and was named a "Blue Ribbon Book" for 2008 by the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Other titles include BEDTIME AT THE SWAMP (HarperCollins), THE MIDDLE-CHILD BLUES (Putnam), and SKELETON CAT (coming soon from Scholastic). Kristyn enjoys visiting elementary schools, where she directs eager young readers in a "swamp rhythm symphony" using a variety of percussion instruments.

Kristyn is the mother of seven wonderfully creative children, and is married to a policeman, who doubles as a mad scientist/inventor.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shooby Dooby Doo Dat!, April 26, 2008

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Sharlee Glenn - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cool Daddy Rat (Hardcover)

Wow! Terrific book. My son and I couldn't stop talking in "scat" to each other after we finished reading this. Lively rhythmic text (very fun to read aloud) and fabulous jazzy illustrations. This book is wonderful on so many levels--as a celebration of jazz music, an affectionate tribute to New York City, a charming tale of daddy worship . . .

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very fun read!!!!, March 31, 2008

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J. D. Riley - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cool Daddy Rat (Hardcover)

My kids loved this book. It was up beat and very different from any children's book we have read. My kids giggled through the whole thing. Great book and fun pictures.

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool Jazzy Book, October 23, 2011

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This review is from: Cool Daddy Rat (Hardcover)

I bought this book for my son after I attended a workshop with the Author, Kristyn Crow. My son requests this book every night and love's listening to his Dad read it to him. It's upbeat and so fun! Everyone in the family loves this book ages, 11, 8, 5, 14 months old. I love the illustrations. Very creative and great book.