Daddy is My Hero

by Dawn Richards, Jane Massey (Illustrations)

At first glance, the daddy in this book seems to be quite average. He cooks, cleans, and plays games with his young son. Like most dads, he doesn't always win and he isn't always right, but in the imaginative eyes of the little boy narrating this sweet story, his daddy is a hero in every way. From capturing and locking up outlaws, to battling greedy dragons, and putting monsters to sleep with a wizard's spell, there's no end to the amazing feats of strength and ingenuity that his father can do! With clever rhyming text and adorably detailed illustration, My "Dad Is a Hero" is a fitting tribute to every child's first real-life superman...their dad.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Family

32 pages, Hardcover

First published April 25, 2013

Reviews

[Les Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely book for our family read time.

[Vivian · Rating 4 out of 5]

A child touts his/her super dad in verse, using imagination and appreciation.
Page 1: "My daddy looks quite normal, no different from the rest... (shown sitting in a chair reading the newspaper while child hands him a super hero cape and gloves) TURN PAGE
Page 2: But my daddy is a hero, the greatest dad, the best! (shown flying over buildings in super hero attire with child clinging to shoulder).

The child likes all the ordinary everyday things dad does but, as child boards dad's back -- wait for it -- (turn page)

Dad is shown being a bronco riding sheriff, a dragon fighting knight, a pirate-besting captain, an alien-dodging astronaut, a bedtime story-reading wizard and all in all a hero.

This is delightful to share.

[Elias · Rating 5 out of 5]

E: I thought the book was fun. I love how his daddy is always his only hero.

Parent: love this book and the imagination, really does show how children look up to their fathers and expect their protection.

[Emma Sedlak · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very sweet book that we read on loop, of a daddy doing amazing and normal and imaginative things!

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very sweet.

[Brenda Saenz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Daddy Is My Hero is a great touching book that shows the love and respect a child can feel towards its father. This book shows how normal things a father can do become something extra special in the eyes of a child. A child tells the story how his dad is his hero because of all the things that his dad does for him. The child's imagination takes over while playing dress-up with his dad and together they go through many adventures. His dad becomes every possible hero the child can think of and through his imagination he gets to be a witness of all the great things he thinks his dad does. With the adorable and creative illustration the book is able to engage children through creative adventures.

The illustrations really do come to live through the child’s imagination in every aspect of the story. The adorable illustrations not only support the story in an interesting way, but also give the reader a way of imagining the adventures. The story of the book and the illustrations can tell the story and engage the reader on their own, but together they support each other. This is a great tribute to all the great things that dads do on a regular basis.

[Thomas Edmund · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book really is amazing, for a brief 5-10 minute reading I can fantasize about still having hair and being the perfect dad. Too bad that I sometimes have to read it to my son as well.

He usually falls asleep to it.