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Giddy-Up, Daddy! (2013)

by Troy Cummings(Favorite Author)

3.51 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0307978567 (ISBN13: 9780307978561)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Random House Books for Young Readers

review 1: This is a hilarious story about a Daddy who is good at giving horsey-back rides. Only some horse rustlers saw him and Dad-knapped him. Fortunately the kids are pretty smart and were able to figure out what happened and were off to the rescue. They found him at a rodeo as a buckin’ bronco. As the kids and Daddy made their way out of the arena, the horse rustlers went after them. They had to go through a circus (right through the “flaming hoop of doom”), a polo match, the Kentucky Derby, and all the way to Canada where some Canadian Mounties (aka the kids) were able to save the day. They were then able to ride their daddy off into the sunset and back home…where their mom (who is really good at giving airplane rides) was waiting.This is a great book. I seriously laugh... moreed out loud multiple times. Probably it helped that I have nieces and nephews who love to get “horsey” rides from our family. Though they tend to give “high horse” rides (aka rides on their shoulders). I love how this celebrates the fact that these parents are playing with their kids. And that the kids get to save the day is a bonus. The illustrations are fun (I love that the Dad’s shoes have horse-shoe designs on the bottom of them). There are loads of textures (from blades of grass to textures in the spot-light in the circus) that just make the illustrations rich and interesting to look at. And the kids have all sorts of fun outfits for the various places that they are going (and how funny that the little boy often sports a diaper with his tux or whatnot). This is one of those books that kids will enjoy based on the irony that comes from the improbability of it all. Well done.
review 2: When it comes to daddy time, two little kids sure know how to have fun. Daddy is seriously the best horsey ever. Apparently, rustlers thinks so too and they horse-nap him, but the kids are resourceful and they track the hoof prints that daddy leaves behind. From a rodeo, to a circus to a polo match and even a trip to Canada where the children reveal their true identities, the band of rustlers have no idea what they are up against.As the sun begins to set on their adventures, mom appears at the back door with wide-open arms and the kids know what that mean - she seriously is the best at airplane rides.This is a good book for your creative thinking adventure seekers. Every child loves playing horsey and when you throw in a dad that is just as involved, you cannot help but to have the time of your lives. less

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