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Apout le renard polaire est bien embarrassé quand un oison jaillit de sa coquille sous son museau et le prend pour son papa. Ne connaissant rien aux bébés, il décide de lui chercher une famille.
Mais au cours de sa quête, Apout s'attache à cet adorable bébé pourtant si différent de lui…
Mais au cours de sa quête, Apout s'attache à cet adorable bébé pourtant si différent de lui…
40 pages, Hardcover
First published May 9, 2017
About the author
Rosalinde Bonnet
112 books12 followersRosalinde Bonnet loved to draw when she was little. She would often get into trouble in school because she doodled all over her notebooks during class. After high school, she studied at the School of Decorative Arts in Paris. Since her graduation in 2004, she has written and/or illustrated numerous children’s books published mainly in France and England. She lives in Versailles, France. You can visit her at www.rosalindebonnet.com.
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July 19, 2018
Oh, I love this book! I am so grateful that the publisher emailed me about reviewing this book and that I said yes. "Daddy Honk Honk" is a sweet, gentle, funny story about the formation of a family. It's a message story that doesn't read like one; the story takes precedence and the message is subtly woven in. What is the message? Oh, take your pick: families are chosen; a single male can be a good parent; all you need is love; babies need love; enemies can overcome and become friends. I mean, in the real world, foxes and geese are predator and prey but there's no hint of that in the story just concern for finding a family and a home for the baby goose.
I also love the mix of familiar and unfamiliar animals in the story. It serves as a nice introduction to animals and life on the Arctic tundra. My two year olds recognized that the musk ox was a cow, close enough. Lemmings look like mice, and most of them knew foxes, bears, and geese. Bonnet has taken so many threads and details and woven them into a delightful story that makes me smile every time and happily, my class of one and two year olds also enjoy it. Honestly, it's a little long for the one year olds but they like the illustrations and the silly and mischievous things that the gosling does (biting Aput's nose, climbing all over a walrus, annoying the polar bear). My two year olds enjoy the whole package.
Aput accidentally winds up with an abandoned baby goose in his care and though the baby immediately gloms on Aput as his daddy, Aput flat out tells him, "You're a cutie, but I am not your daddy you know." And then the baby bites his nose. :D Being a good-hearted fox, Aput sets out to find the baby a home among his friends. None are able to help but they do offer advice and suggestions - keep the baby warm, feed it healthy food, lots of sleep, and keep a close eye on it at all times. Along the way, Aput's feelings change and he accepts that yes, he is the baby's father. The book ends on a sweet scene with Aput's friends welcoming the baby and celebrating the new family.
"Daddy Honk Honk" is simply a gorgeous and delightful book that I recommend to everyone with children or who cares for them. I expect it will become a classic.
I also love the mix of familiar and unfamiliar animals in the story. It serves as a nice introduction to animals and life on the Arctic tundra. My two year olds recognized that the musk ox was a cow, close enough. Lemmings look like mice, and most of them knew foxes, bears, and geese. Bonnet has taken so many threads and details and woven them into a delightful story that makes me smile every time and happily, my class of one and two year olds also enjoy it. Honestly, it's a little long for the one year olds but they like the illustrations and the silly and mischievous things that the gosling does (biting Aput's nose, climbing all over a walrus, annoying the polar bear). My two year olds enjoy the whole package.
Aput accidentally winds up with an abandoned baby goose in his care and though the baby immediately gloms on Aput as his daddy, Aput flat out tells him, "You're a cutie, but I am not your daddy you know." And then the baby bites his nose. :D Being a good-hearted fox, Aput sets out to find the baby a home among his friends. None are able to help but they do offer advice and suggestions - keep the baby warm, feed it healthy food, lots of sleep, and keep a close eye on it at all times. Along the way, Aput's feelings change and he accepts that yes, he is the baby's father. The book ends on a sweet scene with Aput's friends welcoming the baby and celebrating the new family.
"Daddy Honk Honk" is simply a gorgeous and delightful book that I recommend to everyone with children or who cares for them. I expect it will become a classic.
August 29, 2017
A sweet story about an artic fox who becomes a dad when he finds a goose egg that hatches. I loved the illustrations and especially enjoyed that we got to see the animals of the Artic--a nice change from farm/pet/forest animals that we see so often.
March 20, 2017
A reluctant, single-parenting manual cleverly disguised as a beautiful picture book. Hurrah!
October 27, 2017
Move over, "Mother Bruce" and make space for this Arctic version of mistaken parent-identity.
Simple illustrations burst into color for a comforting ending.
I'm adding this after giving it to my 4-year old grandson 2 months ago. He laughed so hard. His grandfather always says, "Daddy Honk Honk" to him and he cracks up every time!
Simple illustrations burst into color for a comforting ending.
I'm adding this after giving it to my 4-year old grandson 2 months ago. He laughed so hard. His grandfather always says, "Daddy Honk Honk" to him and he cracks up every time!
May 11, 2017
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I absolutely adore Daddy Honk Honk!
The Illustrations are simply amazing and I loved looking through all the pages and seeing all the cute animals. You know it's a great children's book when you can tell what the story is about by simply looking at the illustrations. But what I loved above all, was the message behind the story. We are all different and that's ok. It takes a village to raise a child and we all learn from each other.
If you are looking for an adorable book to give to a new mommy and/or daddy, you have to get them Daddy Honk Honk! This story is just too cute not to share! Thank you Penguin for sending me this adorable story.
May 9, 2024
There were things I liked about this book and things I did not like about this book. I did not like that the baby was abandoned by her goose mother and never reunited with her. But I liked the illustrations and how all the animals gave Aput advice.
March 14, 2021
A family favorite! Fun creative cute and enjoyable.
February 18, 2023
Cute cute cute cute cute
October 19, 2017
Bonnet, Rosalinde. Daddy Honk Honk! Dial Books for Young Readers (Penguin), 2017. $16.99. Content: G. PICTURE BOOK.
An Arctic fox finds an egg. The egg hatches to a little bird that says, “Daddy Honk Honk!” The fox assures the baby bird that he isn’t his daddy and then tries to find the baby a home. The lemmings have enough babies, but they give the fox a warm hat for the baby. Because you need to keep babies warm. The bunny suggests that fox feeds the baby. Nanouck tells fox that babies need naps. The baby bird plays with the ocean animals and the Whale tells fox to keep an eye on his baby. Fox takes the baby bird home and now knows how to take care of his new little one.
The story is cute and relatable to small children. They will love the repetition of “Daddy honk honk!” What makes this picture book stand out in the crowded market of picture books, is the beautiful watercolor and India ink illustrations. The animals are charmingly rendered and the Arctic landscape soft and sweeping.
Pre-K-ESSENTIAL. Samantha Hastings, MA, MLS.
https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2017...
An Arctic fox finds an egg. The egg hatches to a little bird that says, “Daddy Honk Honk!” The fox assures the baby bird that he isn’t his daddy and then tries to find the baby a home. The lemmings have enough babies, but they give the fox a warm hat for the baby. Because you need to keep babies warm. The bunny suggests that fox feeds the baby. Nanouck tells fox that babies need naps. The baby bird plays with the ocean animals and the Whale tells fox to keep an eye on his baby. Fox takes the baby bird home and now knows how to take care of his new little one.
The story is cute and relatable to small children. They will love the repetition of “Daddy honk honk!” What makes this picture book stand out in the crowded market of picture books, is the beautiful watercolor and India ink illustrations. The animals are charmingly rendered and the Arctic landscape soft and sweeping.
Pre-K-ESSENTIAL. Samantha Hastings, MA, MLS.
https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2017...
October 10, 2017
Review originally published on my blog,
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This was introduced to me as a good book for adoptive families. A male Arctic fox, Aput, becomes parent to a goose when the egg hatches. He brings the newborn around to other families in the Arctic but none of them have room for another, though they bestow gifts and wisdom on the traveling pair. Ultimately, Aput accepts his role as “Daddy” and the Arctic shows up to throw the new family a party in celebration. It is refreshing to see a book in an infrequently used environment with names appropriate to the area. There are some similarities to be made to Ryan T. Higgins’ Mother Bruce franchise, but this book has more in the way of useful parenting advice and focuses more on the love that the fox develops for its adopted goose than on humorous situations that arise from the adoption.
This was introduced to me as a good book for adoptive families. A male Arctic fox, Aput, becomes parent to a goose when the egg hatches. He brings the newborn around to other families in the Arctic but none of them have room for another, though they bestow gifts and wisdom on the traveling pair. Ultimately, Aput accepts his role as “Daddy” and the Arctic shows up to throw the new family a party in celebration. It is refreshing to see a book in an infrequently used environment with names appropriate to the area. There are some similarities to be made to Ryan T. Higgins’ Mother Bruce franchise, but this book has more in the way of useful parenting advice and focuses more on the love that the fox develops for its adopted goose than on humorous situations that arise from the adoption.
September 8, 2025
An adorable book about found family and community. This book is great for kids who are learning about arctic animals. The illustrations are adorable, and my children (5 and 2) found the best part was for them to be the 'chick' and say all the "Daddy Honk Honk" parts while I read the rest of the book. Atun the fox getting assistance and advice from those around him and then all of them coming together at the end is a fantastic example of how everyone can help others. My 5 year old was very excited to see Atun knitting as I and her grandmother knit. Just a sweet book with a fun part the kids can read.
February 23, 2019
Sweet story of Arctic Fox Aput and his (adopted, foundling) goose baby.
Read for a storytime to two groups, one was much more appreciative than the other. I thoroughly enjoyed this book though. When I had it home my daughter requested it every night.
The introduction of other arctic animals was nice, from lemmings to yak to polar bears.
And in the end we learn that the thing a baby needs most is love.
Read for a storytime to two groups, one was much more appreciative than the other. I thoroughly enjoyed this book though. When I had it home my daughter requested it every night.
The introduction of other arctic animals was nice, from lemmings to yak to polar bears.
And in the end we learn that the thing a baby needs most is love.
December 15, 2017
Can join the list of books about animals (particularly ducks) raised by a variety of other animals. Did like that the read aloud bookshelf books were Norwegian folktales and Vegan recipes as well as H.C. Andersons Ugly Duckling. Really actually a sweet story that could be paired with others with similar theme.
September 19, 2018
Aput the fox is enjoying the end of summer as the geese are flying away, when he finds one of their eggs. Out pops a gosling who immediately imprints on him (bonds to him) and he is an instant daddy! The problem is that he knows nothing about caring for babies. This is a cute story about how he figures out how to be a good father.
May 15, 2017
This book reminded me of Mother Bruce. I love Mother Bruce. The Fox finds a "rock" and it ends up being an egg....that hatches. The pictures are super cute and the story is one that I think would be really fun for a storytime.
July 24, 2017
Daddy Honk Honk! is the adorable story of an Arctic fox who finds himself with a baby gosling. Of course, all of the other animals have lots of ideas about how to take care of a baby... The simple line illustrations introduce humor and unexpected Arctic animals to this sweet story.
September 1, 2017
Arctic story end of summer. Geese fly away, leaving egg. Fox finds it, tries to find a family for the little goose and learns good parenting(keep warm, lots of sleep, healthy food, bedtime story) from the other animals, eventually adopting it. Sweet.
October 26, 2017
Just the title of this book made us smile (and the youngest has been saying Daddy Honk Honk all day.)
It’s a very sweet story about parental-child love (even if baby is adopted) and how you can always learn something new.
Good for preschoolers and young elementary students.
It’s a very sweet story about parental-child love (even if baby is adopted) and how you can always learn something new.
Good for preschoolers and young elementary students.
October 27, 2017
Arctic animals teach humans valuable lessons on parenthood, adoption, and community support for single parents; engaging illustrations accentuate the story's positive, feel-good vibe and delightful ending.
March 3, 2021
Read at Storytime on March 3, 2021
Theme: Foxes
A beautifully illustrated story of a fox and his baby chick. I will addmit that I hhug this book each time I read it. The little chick calling Aput the fox, "Daddy Honk Honk" is so cute but the variations of "Daddy Zoom Zoom" are even cuter.
Theme: Foxes
A beautifully illustrated story of a fox and his baby chick. I will addmit that I hhug this book each time I read it. The little chick calling Aput the fox, "Daddy Honk Honk" is so cute but the variations of "Daddy Zoom Zoom" are even cuter.
May 6, 2017
Abandoned gosling adopts an arctic fox for his parent.
May 9, 2017
This adorable take on animal imprinting, where the gosling imprints on Aput, the fox. Plain and simple, Daddy Honk Honk is a story about what really makes a family... and that's love.
May 16, 2017
An artic fox adopts a hatchlings and his friends give him much advice.
June 5, 2017
HEARTWARMING TO THE MAX!
June 6, 2017
Love this picture book about parenting! Lots of humor, lots of lessons, lots of love. Best!
June 12, 2017
Beautiful illustrations and a sweet story.
August 4, 2017
Such a sweet story about a fox (?) adopting a baby duckling. All you need is love
September 25, 2017
Sweet baby gift book.
December 4, 2017
Nice story for 3-6 year olds about a gosling who's adopted by a fox and the family they become. Amusing pictures of other arctic animals in the community who welcome the gosling.
December 30, 2017
Adorable story of a fox who ends up accidentally adopting a baby bird and learning from the other animals how to take care of it.
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