Reviews

It's Great Being a Dad by Dan Bar-El

lunaeclipse's review

5.0

For some reason I was put in the timeframe of a 90's Nickelodeon cartoon. And as a 90's kid, that makes this book awesome. Loved Bigfoot and the robot. And even though I'm a mom, it was nice to read a story for the dad's.

agudenburr's review

3.0

This book is about all the ways mythical creatures (who are children playing pretend) are great. The end is why it is great being dad.

michelle_neuwirth_gray9311's review

4.0

Theme: imagination

This was not at all what I expected and I am so glad. It was clever and adorable.

annsantori's review

3.0

Unusual way to tell the tale that surprises the reader -- who enters the children's world of imaginative play before we even get to the dad -- and a sweet, warm narrative.

erine's review

4.0

A delightfully illustrated depiction of both childhood imagination and a dad's ability to fix - almost - anything.

Spoiler

The only false note was the final spread. Honestly, who would mind a sudden makeover? And why wouldn't you describe it more like, "impromptu costume changes" or "sudden flights of imagination." There's just something a little blech about the dadly dad being vanquished by a "makeover."

decafjess's review

5.0

When a group of fantasy creatures and a fairy queen ballerina doctor find themselves in quite the pickle, it's dad who comes to the rescue. This book is a sweet celebration of the power of a child's imagination and the joys that come when parents are involved in playtime, too.

I received this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

olivias's review

3.0

Kind of cute, kind of funny, kind of gender stereotypical, but not too bad. Meh.