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Because I'm Your Dad (2013)

by Ahmet Zappa(Favorite Author)

3.99 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

142314774X (ISBN13: 9781423147749)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Disney-Hyperion

review 1: Sweet and fun and Dan Santat's illustrations are wonderful as usual, but what bugged me about this book is that it seemed like just a list of all the cool things this particular dad (who is wealthy and privileged) could do for his kid. And nothing about the hard parts of being a dad or having a dad - which I kept waiting for - like having to sometimes say no to the mud forts or staying up late. Many dads can't take their kid out of school to fly to NYC for a hot dog or buy their kid drums just because they want to. It's awesome that he will do all of these things for his kid, but being a dad (or being a kid) is not all about the fun stuff.
review 2: I really liked this story for several reasons. One is that it celebrates unconventional fathers, and who has a da... mored who isn't unconventional in some way? Another is that it shows that there's no need to fear monsters, as they have children, too. And my most favorite part of the book was when the dad said, "Because I'm your dad, I will miss you so much when I'm away and I promise to bring you back big surprises." My own father was away a lot in my childhood, first at work and school, and later at work and on business trips. But I always knew he loved me, missed me, and would come home from his business trips with a surprise. :-) less

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