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My Dad Loves Me This Much
My Dad Loves Me This Much explores the special bond that exists between father and child. The repetitive narrative and bright illustrations will make this touching story a perfect tale to share with little ones of all ages.
- GenresPicture Books
32 pages, Hardcover
Published October 10, 2017
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December 28, 2017
Fitzpatrick, Joe My Dad Loves Me This Much. Illustrated by Brian Fitzgerald. PICTURE BOOK. Flowerpot Children’s Press, 2017. $16.99.
This adorable monster book tenderly explains just how much a father and daughter love each other. Most of the daughter’s friends express their love of people or things by throwing out their arms open wide and saying they love something THIS MUCH! But the monster daughter corrects them and shows her hands palms up, crisscrossed and says, “I don’t know… It sounds like you love them THIS much!” The friends are confused, laugh and then run away. The monster daughter is frustrated because no one stays long enough for her to explain. It isn’t until her day is over and her dad returns home that the crisscrossed hands are explained.
There won’t be a reader who doesn’t immediately realize that crisscrossed hands express love much more than outstretched arms. This could become a new and unique way parents express their love to their children and to each other.
PRE-K. EL (K-3). ESSENTIAL. Reviewer: SL.
http://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2017/...
This adorable monster book tenderly explains just how much a father and daughter love each other. Most of the daughter’s friends express their love of people or things by throwing out their arms open wide and saying they love something THIS MUCH! But the monster daughter corrects them and shows her hands palms up, crisscrossed and says, “I don’t know… It sounds like you love them THIS much!” The friends are confused, laugh and then run away. The monster daughter is frustrated because no one stays long enough for her to explain. It isn’t until her day is over and her dad returns home that the crisscrossed hands are explained.
There won’t be a reader who doesn’t immediately realize that crisscrossed hands express love much more than outstretched arms. This could become a new and unique way parents express their love to their children and to each other.
PRE-K. EL (K-3). ESSENTIAL. Reviewer: SL.
http://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2017/...
February 5, 2018
A pink girl monster tries to show her friends how much she loves something by crossing her hands, just as her father has taught her. However, they walk away laughing and do not give her the chance to explain what she means. Until the day she gets home and her father reexplains it to her (and the reader).
Fitzpatrick shares his cute concept of an intimate ritual between a father monster and his daughter that could be replicated by other parents. Brian Fitzgerald's wacky monsters are bold and loud on the page. The digital artwork carries well enough to use this as a readaloud to a small group. The two wisely leave the demonstration/explanation for the latter few pages of the book.
Optional purchase for Preschool-K.
Fitzpatrick shares his cute concept of an intimate ritual between a father monster and his daughter that could be replicated by other parents. Brian Fitzgerald's wacky monsters are bold and loud on the page. The digital artwork carries well enough to use this as a readaloud to a small group. The two wisely leave the demonstration/explanation for the latter few pages of the book.
Optional purchase for Preschool-K.
March 4, 2018
Cute colorful crazy monsters love hot-air balloons, painting and bubble ball, but how do they show it. One little monster says it’s not by spreading your arms wide but crossing your hands. When her dad comes home we learn that this gesture means all the way around the world and back. A fun story young readers will want to share with everyone they love.
November 22, 2017
Very cute story with a message. The illustrations are bright and colorful which will keep young children attention.
January 8, 2018
ummmm....
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