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My Dad
Anthony Browne
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Description for My Dad
Paperback. My dad can wrestle with giants, eat like a horse, swim like a fish ..Can yours? This book looks at fatherhood from a child's point of view. Num Pages: 32 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 5AJ; YFB. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 279 x 206 x 4. Weight in Grams: 200.
The perfect gift for Father's Day
He's all right, my dad. He's as strong as a gorilla and as happy as a hippopotamus. He's a great dancer, a brilliant singer,he's fantastic at football and he makes me laugh. A lot. But that's not all that's great about my dad . . .
A warm and hilarious tribute to Dad (and to dads everywhere) by the ever-brilliant and inventive Anthony Browne.
“Bought this for a first Father's Day present for my husband from my 4-month-old son. He loves it and reads it with daddy most nights. Daddy loves the big hug he gets from my son at the end.” - a 5-star reviewer.
Product Details
Publisher
Corgi Childrens
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552560061
SKU
V9780552560061
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Anthony Browne
Anthony Browne is the acclaimed author and illustrator of such prize-winning bestsellers as Gorilla (winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Kurt Maschler Award), Willy the Wizard, My Dad, Voices in the Park (winner of Kurt Maschler Award) and Zoo (winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal). In 2009, Anthony was appointed Children's Laureate, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the world of picture books. Anthony was also the first British winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, one of the highest international honours for illustration. His work has been widely exhibited and his books are published all over the world.
Reviews for My Dad
Inspired when he one day found his father’s old dressing gown and felt instantly close to him, Browne wrote this lovingly illustrated tribute to a child’s pride in his father. It instantly appeals: most children see their parents as superheroes even when their feats of heroism are simple everyday tasks
Junior
This is a perfect title for children to share with their dads. With a very minimal text and wonderful full page illustrations, this is a title that will warm the hearts of readers of all ages
Through the Looking Glass
The pictures are extraordinary and unforgettable and celebrate dads in a way few books do
Independent
For sheer illustrative wit, Anthony Browne is unsurpassed
The Times
Delightfully simple but visually impish
Literary Review
Anthony Browne is a sublime master of the visual pun
Independent on Sunday
The Magritte of the pre-schoolers, Browne's illustrations are among the most distinctive and surreal of any children's artist. A beautiful tribute to a very special dad in a dressing gown
The Scotsman
A celebration of all things "dad" from the quirky to the moving
Aberdeen Evening Express
It's humorous and charming. Dads and kids alike will love it
Woman’s Own
Junior
This is a perfect title for children to share with their dads. With a very minimal text and wonderful full page illustrations, this is a title that will warm the hearts of readers of all ages
Through the Looking Glass
The pictures are extraordinary and unforgettable and celebrate dads in a way few books do
Independent
For sheer illustrative wit, Anthony Browne is unsurpassed
The Times
Delightfully simple but visually impish
Literary Review
Anthony Browne is a sublime master of the visual pun
Independent on Sunday
The Magritte of the pre-schoolers, Browne's illustrations are among the most distinctive and surreal of any children's artist. A beautiful tribute to a very special dad in a dressing gown
The Scotsman
A celebration of all things "dad" from the quirky to the moving
Aberdeen Evening Express
It's humorous and charming. Dads and kids alike will love it
Woman’s Own