Synopses & Reviews
andlt;bandgt;andlt;iandgt;andlt;bigandgt;From all of the daddies, andlt;BRandgt; tall or small,andlt;BRandgt; mine is the best,andlt;BRandgt; the very best. . . .andlt;/bigandgt;andlt;/iandgt;andlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Some animal daddies comfort their babies, or hold them tight, or face every danger for them. But the narrator of this loving picture book knows his daddy does all of that -- and more -- for him. In this sweet companion to the andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling andlt;iandgt;My Mother Is Mineandlt;/iandgt;, Marion Dane Bauer and Leslie Wu celebrate fathers and all the wonderful things they do.
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"Delightful." -- Boston Sunday Herald
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"Heartwarming." -- School Library Journal
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"A beautiful celebration of fathers of all species." -- Kirkus Reviews
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"Heartwarming." -- andlt;iandgt;School Library Journalandlt;/iandgt;
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"A beautiful celebration of fathers of all species." -- andlt;iandgt;Kirkus Reviewsandlt;/iandgt;
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"Delightful." -- andlt;iandgt;Boston Sunday Heraldandlt;/iandgt;
Synopsis
From all of the daddies, tall or small,
mine is the best,
the very best. . . .
Some animal daddies comfort their babies, or hold them tight, or face every danger for them. But the narrator of this loving picture book knows his daddy does all of that -- and more -- for him. In this sweet companion to the New York Times bestselling My Mother Is Mine, Marion Dane Bauer and Leslie Wu celebrate fathers and all the wonderful things they do.
About the Author
Marion Dane Bauer is the author of many books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor book andlt;iandgt;On My Honorandlt;/iandgt; and the andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestseller andlt;iandgt;My Mother Is Mineandlt;/iandgt;. Her other titles include andlt;iandgt;A Mama for Owenandlt;/iandgt;,andlt;iandgt; If You Were Born a Kittenandlt;/iandgt;,andlt;iandgt; Grandmotherand#39;s Songandlt;/iandgt;, andandnbsp;andlt;iandgt;Thank You for Me!andlt;/iandgt; She has retired from the faculty of the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults where she was the first Faculty Chair. She lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and can be reached at MarionDaneBauer.com.andlt;bandgt;Leslie Wuandlt;/bandgt; has illustrated several picture books, including Joan Sweeney's andlt;iandgt;Bijou, Bonbon andamp; Beau: The Kittens Who Danced for Degasandlt;/iandgt;. Her work includes book, magazine, and advertising projects, and her paintings are held by corporate and private collections in the United States and Japan. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.