Daddies [Hardcover]

Lila Prap (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up

What do lions, hippos, kangaroos, and giraffes have in common? They all have Daddies! Rhyming text punctuated with fun animal noises makes Daddies a read-aloud treat. Prap's bold art has been a hit with critics and consumers alike. This book with its "daddy" theme is perfect for Father's Day promotions, tables and windows. The delightful rhyming text will engage even the youngest child and makes it a great "cuddle time" book to be shared between father and son. Great for trade, institutional, gift accounts, and baby shops, the animals make it a candidate for zoos too.

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About the Author

Lilijana Praprotnik Zupancic (Lila Prap) was born in 1955 and is one of the most popular author/illustrators not only in Slovenia but increasingly in the rest of the world. She loves to draw animals and was a nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: North-South Books (September 20, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735821402
• ISBN-13: 978-0735821408
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 9.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,773,952 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I was born in Celje, Slovenia. I graduated at Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. I worked as architect, teacher and graphic designer in Germany and in Slovenia. Now I'm free-lance artist, working on smaller architectural projects and interior decoration, graphic design, cartoons and books for children.
I was awarded for satire, illustration, literature and design in Slovenia. I received an international IBBY Certificate of Honour for Illustration 2002, nominated for the German Literature Award 2005, the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration 2006 and the Astrid Lindgren Award for Illustration 2006.
I live and work in Smarjeta, a small village near Celje in Slovenia.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars We love this book!, July 7, 2011

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M. Davis - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Daddies (Paperback)

We picked this out at the library, will be adding it to our own collection of books at home. This is a nice simple book, with nice simple illustrations. My two year old loves it!

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Fun!, June 24, 2009

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Steven "BookDads.com" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daddies (Paperback)

Daddies
In this oversized paperback a little boy asks his dad for five more minutes of playtime before bed, so that they can pretend to be animals together. As father and son change shape from rhinos to chameleons to bears, the little boy recites rhymes about the fun things they do together as animals. This is an entertaining book with large and colorful illustrations, and the rhymes are playful and will be fun for parents to read. What is especially admirable about Daddies is that this is not just a book solely about fathers, but rather about fathers and sons playing and working together.

Parents of adopted children should be cautioned that one of the rhymes begins: "My daddy is a snail, and I'm a snail by birth." This was certainly not intended to exclude adopted children, but it may prove problematic for some families, especially those who have adopted transracially. The companion volume, Papas, also presents the same book in Spanish.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Father's Day, May 22, 2009

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Dreama Croft - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Daddies (Hardcover)

This books is a great choice for a Father's Day story time. Simple rhyming text and big colorful illustrations.