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inkstndfngrs's review
4.0
LOVE! The monster style is super cute, and I am very much reminded of my niece and her stepdad (particularly the line about monsters being cooler). I think any Geek Dad would enjoy reading this to his kid; boy or girl. I like that the child was androgynous to make it appeal to either gender.
mamabearian's review
3.0
This book is all about the “fun,” and maybe a little bit rebellious things that a dad does with his child (like letting him eat ice cream in the bathtub, or staying up late to watch tv, or teaching him how to burp loudly). Well this one is definitely not for every dad, some will love it. The illustrations are great and colorful.
beths0103's review
5.0
I'm already thinking of the two ways I can use this book as a mentor text:
1) Mother's Day is coming up next weekend. Have students write "Because you're my mom" pieces.
2) This is an example of an entire book using one of Jeff Anderson's infamous AAAWWUBBIS (As, Although, After, When, While, Unless, Before, Because, If, Since) introductory elements. This book can be used to show students how they can correctly use because at the beginning of a sentence so that it's not a fragment.
But let's also look at how downright adorable this book is. After reading it, I have come to the conclusion that Ahmet Zappa is the dad every kid deserves to have. He clearly adores his daughter Halo and it shows through in this tearfully sentimental and also chuckle-inducing story.
1) Mother's Day is coming up next weekend. Have students write "Because you're my mom" pieces.
2) This is an example of an entire book using one of Jeff Anderson's infamous AAAWWUBBIS (As, Although, After, When, While, Unless, Before, Because, If, Since) introductory elements. This book can be used to show students how they can correctly use because at the beginning of a sentence so that it's not a fragment.
But let's also look at how downright adorable this book is. After reading it, I have come to the conclusion that Ahmet Zappa is the dad every kid deserves to have. He clearly adores his daughter Halo and it shows through in this tearfully sentimental and also chuckle-inducing story.
jennchandler's review against another edition
3.0
I didn’t love this, but a child probably badly would. Which makes sense, as it’s a children’s book.
ivyinthepages's review against another edition
5.0
Rating: 5 leaves out of 5
Characters: 5/5
Cover: 5/5
Story: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Genre: Children/Board Book
Type: Book
Worth?: Yeah
Characters: 5/5
Cover: 5/5
Story: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Genre: Children/Board Book
Type: Book
Worth?: Yeah
daisycakesco's review
3.0
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.
sherryoutside's review
4.0
This book was great... until the very last page. We put a post-it that says ‘because I love you’ over the words ‘because my Dad did the same for me’. Much better.