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ashlikesbooks's review
5.0
***All questions answered by my 4 year old***
Do you like this book?
I like it a lot! The funny costumes made me laugh, and some of the humans didn't have costumes!
What's your favorite part of the book?
The mud forts, because they're dirty and muddy. And I like when they burp. My daddy burps a lot! This book makes me feel super excited!
What do you think of the cover?
Hmmm. I like the daddy and the baby. I like both of the monsters, but the daddy monster is my favorite. I super like daddy monsters and my daddy.
Do you want me to read it again?
Yeah, next time.
What Momma Thinks...
This is an absolutely adorable book. It goes through all of the things this monster daddy will do for his son, because he's his daddy and that's what his daddy did for him. It's cute and has great art, and I swear the last couple pages always makes me tear up.
Do you like this book?
I like it a lot! The funny costumes made me laugh, and some of the humans didn't have costumes!
What's your favorite part of the book?
The mud forts, because they're dirty and muddy. And I like when they burp. My daddy burps a lot! This book makes me feel super excited!
What do you think of the cover?
Hmmm. I like the daddy and the baby. I like both of the monsters, but the daddy monster is my favorite. I super like daddy monsters and my daddy.
Do you want me to read it again?
Yeah, next time.
What Momma Thinks...
This is an absolutely adorable book. It goes through all of the things this monster daddy will do for his son, because he's his daddy and that's what his daddy did for him. It's cute and has great art, and I swear the last couple pages always makes me tear up.
bgid's review
4.0
Super cute story about a father and child relationship! Wonderfully illustrated by Dan Santat!
msinformation's review
5.0
I am a recent fan of Dan Santat's illustrations and this is another example of his awesome talent. The story is cute too and never feels stilted or forced.
jen_sometimes's review
5.0
We have this board book and Emme (20 months) loves it. She wants to read it everyday and then she tries to read the pages herself. Very cute book.
booksandbosox's review
4.0
http://librarianosnark.blogspot.com/2013/11/picture-book-saturday_30.html
reader44ever's review
4.0
I really liked this story for several reasons. One is that it celebrates unconventional fathers, and who has a dad 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. :-)
rachel_from_avid_bookshop's review against another edition
3.0
I couldn't help read this picture book as an unofficial memoir of Ahmet Zappa's childhood with his dad, rocker Frank Zappa. The illustrations are bright and the monster dad described is one that anyone would adore. Ice cream in the bathtub? Don't mind if I do. This book would be particularly awesome for musicians who happen to be Dads.
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