Customer Reviews

Every Friday

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My husband reads this book to our 4 1/2 yr old every night. He absolutely LOVES it! He really likes it because he and my husband also have there own special day (Sunday morning) where they go to get donuts. I would highly recommend this book to any parent with a young son who shares a close bond with Daddy!!

Our 20 month loves this book. He asks for "Friday" every night. He likes to name the things happening on each page.

I checked this book out of the local library and my 3 year old daughter absolutely loves it. The story follows a weekly ritual between a father and his young son - they go to a neighborhood diner every Friday for breakfast, just the two of them [mommy and baby stay home] and along the way they pass by people in the neighborhood and observe the various activities that go on around them.

The illustrations are charming, and to me, nostalgic, as it brought me back to my own childhood when my mother used to take me to the weekly fresh market. The sights, sounds and smells of those weekly visits have remained with me to this day.

In its own sweet, simple way, this book reminds us of the importance of making time for our child/children in this constantly humming, busy world. Highly recommended!

This is such a great book for dads and their children! It is a sweet story about bonding time with the main man in a child's life...Dad. Our son is five and has enjoyed this book since he was three. Love it!

This is one of my 20-mo-old son's favorites. The storyline is simple, (a man and his son walking to the diner for breakfast), but it highlights many city sights that toddlers find interesting: counting the dogs, waving hello to people, watching construction workers, etc. The premise of the story is rather sweet, as well. Delightful.

Yaccarino has a smoothing style of illustrations. What my 2-year-old likes the most about the story though is that it's just right amount of words for her. Although it's a good story, my daughter didn't bond with the story like those kids did in other reviews.

This is the perfect book for my son and me. We have enjoyed a weekly father-son breakfast since he was 2 years old. This book captures the nice feeling of sharing a simple tradition of breakfast. The bonus in the book and for us is that we are not the only ones enjoying this tradition; the people we see each week have now seen us for years and they anticipate our breakfast just as much.
As an artist, I can appreciate Dan's beautiful, simple illustrations.
And as a kid, my son can, too.
Thank you, Dan, for making this book.

This is a sweet little book for toddlers on up. The story line is touching and has inspired my husband to take my 3 1/2 year old son to breakfast once a week by themselves. They have only done it for the past two weeks, but they've had a good time and my son talks about it for days afterwards. One of the few children's books that might end up being life-changing!

Every Friday, a boy and his dad walk a few blocks from home to an Edward Hopper-like, long, low diner to have panckaes and talk. While the destination is a treat--the boy loves those pancakes--it's the walk that's most rewarding. There's a "stop and smell the roses" undertone here. Author Yaccarino contrasts oy and father with the other city dwellers: "Everyone is rushing, but we're taking our time."

As a result of this slower pace, they (and we) can appreciate more of the city's sights and sounds: Dogs on the street and in far off windows, weather changes, "the building on the corner going up bit by bit," and the friendly waves of shopkeepers, workers, walkers, and bird feeders. ("We get friendly waves, and we give them right back.") A big city has its own intimacy, and it's even better when you walk it with your dad.

Yaccarino's vivid gouache on watercolor paper illustrations depict a late 50's/early 60's scene (on one page, we see a "beatnik" walking by), and this setting fits the innocence of the story. At times, the backgrounds seen too busy: Everything from buildings to windows to dad's suit are filled with repeated line patterns, sometimes crossing so that our vision is obscured (for example, the window of the diner). However, Yaccarino icompensates for this with a lot of white space, both outside and within the pictures. FOr example, we see non-colored outlines of a truck, a man walking his dog, and the structure-filled skyline. This technique has the effect of highlighting the outlined figures, and enhancing the contrast between foreground and background. The result is a visually engaging book that presents details without clutter.

It's an idyllic book that nodels the joys of simply being together, taking it slow and easy, and making time for a regularly scheduled get-together. As father and son leave the diner, the diner staff call out, "See you next Friday!" The boy, walking hand in hand with his dad, tells us "Already, I can't wait." The simple things can be wonderful

My girls love this story of father/child bonding and my husband loves the smart illustrations. Great little book.