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What Mommies Do Best / What Daddies Do Best
Daddies can do lots of things, like bake you a birthday cake, play with you in the park, and take you trick-or-treating. But what do they do best? Mommies can do lots of things, like teach you how to ride a bike, sew a loose button on your teddy bear, and read you a cozy bedtime story. But what do they do best? The answer is made perfectly clear in this irresistible celebr...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
April 1st 1998
by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
(first published 1998)
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This book is a sweet read. I picked this book out because I was being prideful and thought I'd like to read a story about what I do best. As I read through the book I thought to myself all of the things I've done for my children. When I got to the middle of the book I saw "Best of all, mommies can give you lots and lots of love!" As I glanced over to the next page I realized that it said the same thing but upside down and "mommies" was replaced with "daddies". I flipped the book around and to my...more
The students LOVED that the "Mommy" story and the "Daddy" story were both in the same book that that each had the same text but differing illustrations. The book serves as one more in a list of texts that help us really drive home with the kids ideas about gender 'norms' and specifically (in this case) the idea that all parents are equally equipped to offer the same loving, caring experiences to children. Dads aren't the only ones good at building snowmen and moms aren't the only ones good at se...more
A sweet little book about what mommies and daddies do for their children. Read one side and then flip to the other. I read the daddy side first and was pleased to see that daddies don't just do the rough-and-tumble "guy" stuff with their kids. They sew on missing buttons and bake birthday cakes, too. I wondered what there was left for mommy to do, but found that mommies do the same things. The text is identical on both parts. The illustrations, featuring a host of different animals, convey fun a...more
Two books in one. One side lists all of the things moms do/can do with their children with matching illustrations and the flip side reads very similarly with some unique exceptions.
Illustrations are by the artist known for the Tacky the Penguin books and feature animals doing all of the activities mentioned in text which makes the book relatable to a wide range of children.
A good read aloud, especially if you are looking for books in a mommy, daddy or family theme.
Illustrations are by the artist known for the Tacky the Penguin books and feature animals doing all of the activities mentioned in text which makes the book relatable to a wide range of children.
A good read aloud, especially if you are looking for books in a mommy, daddy or family theme.
Mommies and Daddies can teach you how to ride a bike, make a snowman and bake a cake. Plus so much more.
I didn’t know that this was flip book, you read the story one way and then flip the book and read a different storyline the other way. In this case, when you read one way it’s what Mommies do best. The other way it’s what Daddies do best. You see baby animals and their parents working together and having fun. Cute book.
I didn’t know that this was flip book, you read the story one way and then flip the book and read a different storyline the other way. In this case, when you read one way it’s what Mommies do best. The other way it’s what Daddies do best. You see baby animals and their parents working together and having fun. Cute book.
This book's set up was nice. It has "What Mommies Do Best" and "What Daddies Do Best" in the same book (Each story ends, and meets up, in the middle of the actual book). I think this feature would be great for a mother-father-child family, because both the mother and father could potentially read to the child with their specific portion of the book.
My son really enjoys this book! He loves that there is a mommy and a daddy side. I like the fact that it lets kids know that mommies and daddies can both help and be there for anything. That they are both good at things, just differently. Great kids book!
Our twin toddlers are obsessed with this book right now. Their dad reads the daddy one and then they flip it over so I can read the mommy side and so it goes like a merry-go-round that won't quit. Good thing we all like it. Simple but so sweet.
This was a really fun and cute book that our 4-year-old daughter enjoyed. It was fun to read both the mommy side and the daddy side. Both sides are the exact same things and outline all the wonderful things that moms and dads do.
Very cute. I liked how the book had the mommies and daddies not doing stereotypical gender things. Of course a Dad can sew on a teddy bear's missing eye! In this house, Mommy and Daddy definitely can do the same things!
May 02, 2013
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★★★★What Mommies Do Best/What Daddies Do Best
Another great story, well kind of two. Mine is a flip book, one side for mommy, the other side for daddy. It shows various things you can do with each of them, but they both are going to love you.
Another great story, well kind of two. Mine is a flip book, one side for mommy, the other side for daddy. It shows various things you can do with each of them, but they both are going to love you.
This is such a sweet book about what mommies and daddies can do for their children. LOVE all of the ideas....and the illustrations are great.
Mommies and daddies can do a lot of things, and especially give you lots of love.
So boring. Honestly, I had to insert about 100 words per page to keep the kids engaged.
Very cute book with 2 stories in one book!
This book has both topics in one!
Feb 08, 2012
Bridget
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Nov 22, 2011
Sara
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5 of 5 stars
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preschoolers in a tradional family
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one of our favorite books for preschoolers. I love that none of the parents are completely excellent at everything, and that every activity is shown with two different interpretations. My kids love that the book reads forward and then turn it over and read it backward.
Adorable!
Very cute story that highlights the fact that Mommies and
Daddies can each do fun, great things with their children. The Mommy story is on one side and the Daddy story is on the other. Our girls really enjoyed this story and we've read it a few times.
Daddies can each do fun, great things with their children. The Mommy story is on one side and the Daddy story is on the other. Our girls really enjoyed this story and we've read it a few times.
There's 2 stories in this book: what mom's do best and what dad's do best.
My daddy bought this book for me, I thought it was the best book ever.
I love flip-em books!
May 17, 2013
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