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Title details for Because I Am Your Daddy by Sherry North - Available

Because I Am Your Daddy

by Sherry North
Marcellus Hall
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How much do fathers love their children? Enough to fly them to school in a plane? Enough to dig for the biggest dinosaur the world has ever known? From exploring dark caves to leading a marching band to even being a space alien, a father's love is unconditional, and he will do anything to make sure all of his child's dreams come true.


The dynamic duo of Sherry North and Marcellus Hall team up once again to treat parents and children to a story that celebrates affection with imagination. Because I Am Your Daddy is a great read-aloud book at storytime or a soothing book at bedtime, and an ideal gift for new fathers on Father's Day.
F&P level: K

Praise for Because I Am Your Daddy
"Daddy/daughter bedtime reading doesn't get any cozier. The text is accompanied by Hall's fun and stylishly retro watercolors." -BookPage
"This selection is a perfect Father's Day pick." -School Library Journal
"Hall's airy, retro-flavored watercolors depict the father's artfully exaggerated roles. A stylish depiction of fatherly devotion." -Publishers Weekly

"The loving bond between parent and child is at the core of the story, and the joy is as much in the hugs as in the imaginative play." -Booklist

"Hall's simply gorgeous retro-styled watercolors depicting a dad with his dark-haired daughter and her dolly go to town with each premise—the image of the three of them surfing is nothing short of breathtaking in its jewel-toned splashy motion." -Kirkus reviews
Also available by Sherry North and Marcellus Hall
Praise for Because You Are My Baby
"Rhythms reminiscent of those in Margaret Wise Brown's Runaway Bunny . . . The sentimental text is balanced by simple geometric shapes that evoke rockets, sea life, and airplanes adventuring happily together in uncluttered spreads." —Booklist
 
"Wry but always inviting images . . . lifts a familiar premise far above the ordinary." —Publishers Weekly

Also available from Marcellus Hall

Praise for City I Love
 
[STAR] "Many added layers of narrative delight as well as beautiful colors and an eye-catching sense of design . . . This book is really special, a global tour de force." —School Library Journal, starred review
 
[STAR] "Hall's watercolor urban scenes capture the big city's scale while depicting both its bustle and its quieter corners." —Kirkus, starred reviewF&P level: Z

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  • Release date

    December 21, 2019

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

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      • ISBN: 9781613123539
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  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 3.2
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 0-2

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 19, 2010
      From the creators of Because You Are My Baby
      comes another ingenuous expression of love, with a father explaining that he'd do anything for his daughter. Hall's airy, retro-flavored watercolors depict the father's artfully exaggerated roles: “If I were a scientist, we would dig up ancient bones/ And find the biggest dinosaur the world has ever known.” Other activities include surfing an inky blue wave and enjoying a game of “cosmic bowling” aboard a spaceship. A stylish depiction of fatherly devotion. Ages 3–8.

    • School Library Journal

      April 1, 2010
      PreS-Gr 2-The team who created "Because You Are My Baby" (Abrams, 2008), about the different careers a mother could pursue and how she would use them to benefit her baby, continues that same concept here. The different professions the father tries range from famous (Hollywood director and baseball player) to adventurous (explorer and ranger) to out of this worldliterally. North uses simple "if]then" structured rhymes that beg to be read aloud. "If I were a librarian, we could venture anywhere./Wherever we decide to go, a book would take us there." The father, his daughter, and her doll ride a book like a magic carpet. Hall again creates fun-filled, full-page watercolor cartoon illustrations in the same retro style as the first book. This selection is a perfect Father's Day pick."Samantha Larsen Hastings, West Jordan Public Library, UT"

      Copyright 2010 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Booklist

      March 1, 2010
      Preschool In this companion to Because You Are My Baby (2008), written in a mothers loving voice, it is Daddy who makes a preschoolers dreams come true. Playful rhyme and uncluttered watercolor spreads depict the two together in exciting, invented scenarios: Daddy as a pilot who flies his daughter to school and impresses all of her friends; Daddy as an inventor who makes a high-tech tree house. The loving bond between parent and child is at the core of the story, and the joy is as much in the hugs as in the imaginative play.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2010, American Library Association.)

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2010
      In uneven rhyming couplets, a dad assures his daughter of just how much he would do for her: "If I were a carpenter, / I would use my saw and drill / To build two wooden go-karts for racing down the hill." The pictures have a retro patina but some spunk as well; however, nothing distinguishes this latest entry in the which-book-loves-you-more sweepstakes.

      (Copyright 2010 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
Kindle restrictions

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:3.2
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:0-2

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