Daddy Long Legs Nadine Brun-Cosme (text) & Aurélie Guillerey (artwork) (Two Hoots) (translation Two Hoots) When his Daddy’s car has problems starting one morning, Matty becomes worried that he won’t be able to collect him from nursery. But Daddy is nothing if not resourceful and is ready to go to any length to ensure he …
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GUEST POST: The birth of “Just Like Daddy” by Lucy Freegard
Father’s Day is almost upon us and each year several picture books celebrating the special bond between fathers and their children. Among this year’s offerings is Just Like Daddy (Pavilion) the lovely story of a little raccoon who wants to be just like his daddy when he grows up, because he is brave enough to …
PICTUREBOOK CAROUSEL: Favourite Picturebooks featuring Dads and Daughters
There is plenty on the bookshop shelves for those looking for a special storytime book to share with dads for Father’s Day, but here is a selection of backlist titles which feature fathers and their daughters which I particularly love: The Princess and the Peas by Caryl Hart & Sarah Warbuton (Nosy Crow) At the heart …
PICTURE BOOK CAROUSEL: Father’s Day picks
Superhero Dad Timothy Knapman (text) & Joe Berger (illustrations) (Nosy Crow) Special relationships between dads and sons is celebrated in this beautifully designed picture book. What is particularly heartwarming about this title is that the Dad is just an ‘ordinary’ dad, but is there really such a thing, in a child’s eye? No, of course, …
A picturebook a week: The Princess and the Presents
Caryl Hart (text) & Sarah Warburton (illustrations)(Nosy Crow) Princess Ruby is a very spoilt princess and as her birthday approaches, she makes demand after demand, which become gradually more ludicrous. When the fateful day arrives, she eventually is content with her lot, until a disaster threatens to take it all away. But when push comes to …
I Love My Daddy
Giles Andreae (text) & Emma Dodd (illustrations)(Orchard Books) A follow-up to the very successful I Love My Mummy by the same writer and illustrator team (it won the 2010 Booktrust Early Year Award for babies under one), this heart-warming simple picture book depicts, with a combination of sparse rhyming text and bold and bright illustrations, the loving relationship between …
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Grahame Baker-Smith(Templar) This little boy’s dad dreamt of flying. A dream that took over his life, curbing how much time he spent with his son. Sometimes, his dream made him depressed, sometimes it made him elated. When the father is called to war and does not return, the dream of flying seems to die with …