Daddy Said a Word I Never Heard

by Scott Cohn

The second title in the uproarious Daddy Series may be the first kid-friendly, kid-safe picture book about bad language!
Daddies know all kinds of fun words, but how can a kid know which words are good and which ones are BAD? In this refreshingly authentic story that will resonate with every modern family, one little girl takes Daddy's accidental language lessons to school...and learns a very different lesson from her teacher!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Family

32 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2015

About the author

Anybody who doesn't like my books is an asshole! You can quote me on that!

Reviews

[Scott Cohn]

this book is sheer genius. the way cohn delves into the delicate topic of profanity is touched with a loving grace never before seen from a male writer known for a love of big game hunting, bull-fighting, and single-malt scotch. kudos, mr. cohn.

sadly this book doesn't hit shelves till nov. 3, 2015 – to that I can only say: some things are worth waiting for.

[Cara]

This book is hilarious. I'm not sure how great it is as a picture books for kids, but I thought it was good.

[RLL220_SandraJ]

Summary: This book is about a little girl who always hears her dad yell out words she has never heard before, when he gets hurt. One day her drawing comes out messed up and she yells out a word she heard from her dad. Her mother pulls her to the side and ask her to never repeat that word again. She goes to school and yells out another word that she heard from her dad. The teacher calls in angry and ask her parents to not use that language around her . The dad sits the little girl down and tells her to use words such as I feel blue or sad . At the end of book it shows the real meaning of those words which were actually Swedish furniture names not actually bad words.

At first I was confuse about what was the meaning of the book but now I understand that it shows kids not to repeat everything they hear without using bad words.

Illustrations: The illustrations were nice, the whole cover is read and the colors being used are bright colors. The expressions are captured really well in this book. Showing how someone looks when their mad or sad.

Grade level :
This book is for pre-K , first grade, and second grade. For pre-K, the teacher can have students talk about their emotions . For first graders, they can sing a song about emotions. For second graders, they can draw how they feel for the day .


Weakness / strengths : No weakness. The strengths are the illustrations and the lesson behind the book of not repeating everything one hears.

[Susan]

Cute. The author uses Swedish furniture names instead of actual swear words :P

[Erin]

What did he just say? Uh oh! There are some words that you hear that you really shouldn't repeat. The young girl in this story learns that when she repeats what she hears Daddy said after hitting his thumb with a hammer at school.

So this book is super fun for adults as well as a good learning book for kiddos. I love that they replaced all the obscenities with names of Swedish furniture. Fantastic!

[The Book Squirrel]

This book is about children repeating what they hear, and it's almost more for adults than kids. Reading it to kids, you can discuss why some people say bad words when they do things like hit their thumb with a hammer and why those words are bad. The great part about the book is that the words are Swedish for furniture. Foreign words are the best for "swearing" in.

[Corinne]

At first glance, this book is just an ordinary social skills story for children about not repeating swear words. What makes it great: all the swear words in the story have been replaced by Swedish furniture names.

[Allison Palmgren]

Because sometimes you need a book about why grownups swear...we are still getting used to having a child around the house. I liked that the author replaced curse words with the names of Ikea/Swedish furniture, of all things.

[˗ˏˋ ♡ ˎˊ˗ Lady Abia of Iron ˗ˏˋ ♡ ˎˊ˗]

an absolute riot. everyone in the house was laughing.
the metering of the poem was well done, fluid throughout
The tale itself is hilarious and so relatable.
I want to buy a copy.
I want to buy every family I know a copy.

Please read this book!

[Sean Stevens]

Very funny riff on the old chestnut of a child repeating everything they hear except HERE using ikea furniture in lieu of obscenities!

[Courtenay]

Oh, so clever, inserting Swedish furniture names (and glossary) for curse words! I laughed out loud when I actually turned and saw the furniture words in the place of the swears. Can you imagine kids calling out "BUREAU!" or "MIRROR!" in place of ... what they use? A little light on story but I just really enjoyed this book. My 12-year-old daughter peeked over my shoulder and got some good laughs, too. I'd look for more from this author!

[Laura]

Hilarious for adults but probably confusing for young children. There's a note right at the front that makes it clear that this is kid safe since "the questionable language in this book has been replaced with benign Swedish furniture names." A clever way to handle a sticky subject, and as you might expect, the young child in the book begins to repeat some "Swedish" words that she hears her parents say. Includes a Swedish-English Glossary of Furniture at the back (but no glossary of what word each one is actually standing in for).

[Jennifer]

A very funny book, all in rhyme, about the bad words Daddy said.

[Beth Kakuma-Depew]

Okay, this book is basically for adults, but it offers kids friendly digital paper cut-outs and a rhyming story that's not terrible.

In place of standard American cuss words, Swedish furniture words are used. At the end, a Swedish glossary is included, but no pronunciations. I guess parents who read this have already learned these terms from trips to IKEA.

So as far as snarky gift books go, it's better than Go the F*ck to Sleep.

[Lynne Vanderveen]

You need to know that there is an asterisk following "word" in the title which links to the footnote "*KID SAFE Contains no actual obscenity." The author has substituted the Swedish names for various pieces of furniture for the words we often blurt out when little ears are around. I found humor in that part. The story is fun and absolutely useful for explaining to little ones that sometimes you don't repeat every word you hear.

[Edward Sullivan]

A silly way to learn Swedish.

[Jennifer]

Pretty funny.

[wildct2003]

Told in rhyme. A book about swear words--but the bad words have been replaced by Swedish furniture words instead. Would have liked a pronunciation guide for the Swedish words, though.