A Perfect Father's Day (Paperback)

~ (Author), Susan Meddaugh (Illustrator) "Good," Dad said..." (more)
Key Phrases: Father's Day

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From School Library Journal

PreSchool-K-- Wide-eyed, curly-topped Susie offers to take Dad out to eat for "a perfect Father's Day" ("May I drive?," Dad asks), then to the duck pond ("You like to feed the ducks, don't you, Dad?"), then to the park ("Do you like the monkey bars?"). Clearly the perfect Father's Day requires the perfect father, and Susie's parent quite literally takes the cake. Meddaugh's balloon-colored cartoons are perfectly tuned to the spirit of the day. With more spontaneity than most made-to-order picture books, this is an engaging family portrait and a winning tribute to "Dad." --Marcia Hupp, Mamaroneck Public Library, NY
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"Clearly the perfect Father's Day requires the perfect father, and Susie's parent quite literally takes the cake. Meddaugh's balloon-colored cartoons are perfectly tuned to the spirit of the day. With more spontaneity than most made-to-order picture books, this is an engaging family portrait and a winning tribute to 'Dad.'" -- Review

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Sandpiper (March 22, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395664160
• ISBN-13: 978-0395664162
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #572,373 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect book for the perfect day., June 10, 1999

By A Customer

I gave this book to my father for father's day. It tells the charming story of a young girl and the relationship she has with her father. She wants to spend Father's Day with her Dad doing all the things he loves. Instead they do the things she loves to do and like every good Dad he goes along and pretends they are his favorite things too. It seems like he's thinking, "without her I wouldn't be celebrating this day". Any father would love to read this book to his child and cherish it as a gift.

5.0 out of 5 stars Charming and funny, June 25, 2009

By	cambridge reader "cambridgearea" (cambridge, ma United States) - See all my reviews

I love this book! I always check books out of the library first to see if they meet my criteria for reading to my 4 y o daughter, and very few of them I end up buying- this one I will be buying. A spunky girl in shorts and a t-shirt plans and executes a day-long outdoor active adventure. The illustrations are hilarious - you can read the mind of the cat and the dad, who are peacefully relaxing until the energetic child arrives. I love how the dad acts in this book- very patient and loving, just BEING with his daughter, and I love his floral shirt! It just doesn't get any better than this. Thank you Eve Bunting and Susan Meddaugh!