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mehsi's review
5.0
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
A book all about dads with a super adorable cover! Yes, really adorable and I am giving extra credit points because the front cover shows the boy peeking from behind the dad’s legs and the back cover you see the back of the boy and his father’s legs. I found that so cute!
In this heart-warming and gorgeously drawn book we learn about our MC’s dad. How he isn’t famous, how he isn’t an astronaut, but how everything he does is super and wonderful. From making mornings special to flying a kite to sledding down a hill during snow to imagination during bath time. This dad makes every day, every season something special and something warm for this little boy and I was just smiling so much while reading this one as it was just the cutest thing. I loved seeing the bond between the father and his son. I loved seeing how much fun they had together, even for something like going grocery shopping things become fun. I am all warm and fuzzy at the moment! Just what I wanted to feel as lately, with COVID/pandemic my body is just not too happy. This is perfect. Warming me up again!
The last picture… that was just such a wonderful way to end this book!
The illustrations were fantastic. Marina Ruiz has an amazing style that really fit with this warm and fuzzy book and enhances those warm and fuzzy feelings.
Highly recommended!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
A book all about dads with a super adorable cover! Yes, really adorable and I am giving extra credit points because the front cover shows the boy peeking from behind the dad’s legs and the back cover you see the back of the boy and his father’s legs. I found that so cute!
In this heart-warming and gorgeously drawn book we learn about our MC’s dad. How he isn’t famous, how he isn’t an astronaut, but how everything he does is super and wonderful. From making mornings special to flying a kite to sledding down a hill during snow to imagination during bath time. This dad makes every day, every season something special and something warm for this little boy and I was just smiling so much while reading this one as it was just the cutest thing. I loved seeing the bond between the father and his son. I loved seeing how much fun they had together, even for something like going grocery shopping things become fun. I am all warm and fuzzy at the moment! Just what I wanted to feel as lately, with COVID/pandemic my body is just not too happy. This is perfect. Warming me up again!
The last picture… that was just such a wonderful way to end this book!
The illustrations were fantastic. Marina Ruiz has an amazing style that really fit with this warm and fuzzy book and enhances those warm and fuzzy feelings.
Highly recommended!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
madisoncarrasco's review
4.0
I am typically hesitant to buy books about parents, because every family looks so different and every parent behaves differently. I would actually buy this book, however, because it is so nice to see a book showing a father who is doing activities that are stereotyped as mom activities. This dad gardens, bakes, does the grocery shopping, bathes the child and reads a book at bedtime. There are also several pages showcasing all of the fun things they do together, like sledding and sports. To top it all off, the illustrations are beautiful and feature a father and son with more melanin in their skin, normalizing healthy father-son relationships in communities of color. There is an over abundance of media showing fatherless homes, neglectful or abusive fathers, and we need more media showing how great dads can be.
beckys_book_blog's review
4.0
This is a lovely book about the special relationship between a dad and his little boy. In this story dad bakes, has picnics, goes sledging, reads stories and does lots of other everyday activities with the little boy in the story. The story is told in rhyme and the illustrations are gorgeous. A lovely book to remind children how special their own dad is and one that children can relate to. Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing group for this ARC.
luellabenkess's review
5.0
What a brilliant book!
It is so nice to read a children’s book with a positive male role model in as most of them have moms and the dads go to work.
It is beautifully written and flows amazingly well. It is well illustrated and is very interesting to see everything that is going on on the page.
I loved this book and will read it again.
Thank you very much to the author and NetGalley for gifting me this arc in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.
It is so nice to read a children’s book with a positive male role model in as most of them have moms and the dads go to work.
It is beautifully written and flows amazingly well. It is well illustrated and is very interesting to see everything that is going on on the page.
I loved this book and will read it again.
Thank you very much to the author and NetGalley for gifting me this arc in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.
panda_incognito's review
4.0
This sweet, well-illustrated picture book describes all the things that a boy and his dad do together. The rhyme scheme is somewhat inconsistent, but the text flows well, with vivid language and a joyful tone. This would be great for Father's Day, and is a wonderful book for people who are interested in multicultural, non-stereotyped depictions of dads.
I received a temporary digital copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I received a temporary digital copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
frosta_wings_it's review
5.0
I really enjoyed the concept of this story, quality time with a parent is always important. As most books tend to focus on cis female parents, I always appreciate stereotype-busting literature.
Marina Ruiz’s illustrations are so beautiful and I love how she captured the diversity of real life in her drawings. Susan Quinn’s story is equally amazing, the rhymes make it easy and exciting to read to children and for children to read it themselves, the examples of little things a parent does and how important it is for their children, are on point and attainable. Susan did a great job sharing that to be a hero to your child, being present in their lives is the best way.
I will for sure be adding this to my work library.
Thank you Quarto Publishing Group, Susan Quinn and NetGalley for an advanced copy of My Dad in exchange for an honest review.
#MyDad #NetGalley
4.66 stars
Marina Ruiz’s illustrations are so beautiful and I love how she captured the diversity of real life in her drawings. Susan Quinn’s story is equally amazing, the rhymes make it easy and exciting to read to children and for children to read it themselves, the examples of little things a parent does and how important it is for their children, are on point and attainable. Susan did a great job sharing that to be a hero to your child, being present in their lives is the best way.
I will for sure be adding this to my work library.
Thank you Quarto Publishing Group, Susan Quinn and NetGalley for an advanced copy of My Dad in exchange for an honest review.
#MyDad #NetGalley
4.66 stars
librarianryan's review
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
This lovely tale is just a boy telling you all the reasons he loves his dad. He doesn't need to be a superhero or a secret agent, he just needs to be a dad. The illustrations are lovely, and the main characters are people of color. This simple book with a simple message is sure to stay on library shelves for years.
varunob's review
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
All of us think of our dads - and moms - as some sort of superheroes. Rearing children, working long hours, doing the running around that needs to be done to ensure a steady ship, it's quite the challenge. While the child-like idea of a parent possessing superpowers is spectacular in its own way, it's the smaller, simpler, day-to-day things that are often forgotten.
Susan Quinn and Marina Ruiz's "My Dad" is beautiful because it celebrates the simple joys. Quinn's verses communicate so well the affection the young boy in the book feels for his father. Ruiz's illustrations are wonderfully-done, apt for the book this is, and richly-detailed for anyone who cares to take a closer look.
The titular Dad is hands-on, ever-ready to do anything. Something that I really related with was the involvement of the father in the activities - he wasn't doing them because he had to, he enjoyed doing it all.
This is a truly delightful book, sure to bring a smile to your face.
Thank you, Net Galley and Words & Pictures, for the ARC.
Susan Quinn and Marina Ruiz's "My Dad" is beautiful because it celebrates the simple joys. Quinn's verses communicate so well the affection the young boy in the book feels for his father. Ruiz's illustrations are wonderfully-done, apt for the book this is, and richly-detailed for anyone who cares to take a closer look.
The titular Dad is hands-on, ever-ready to do anything. Something that I really related with was the involvement of the father in the activities - he wasn't doing them because he had to, he enjoyed doing it all.
This is a truly delightful book, sure to bring a smile to your face.
Thank you, Net Galley and Words & Pictures, for the ARC.
tabby2920's review
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
Thank you NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
Not only does this picture book has beautiful illustrations, it places the father figure doing all things that is stereotypically the mother's job but I love how this shows the male figure doing all aspects of parenting.
Not only does this picture book has beautiful illustrations, it places the father figure doing all things that is stereotypically the mother's job but I love how this shows the male figure doing all aspects of parenting.
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