A review by daisycakesco
Because I'm Your Dad by Ahmet Zappa

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.