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Gorilla by Anthony Browne
3.0
A father prioritizes work over his young daughter, but a birthday gift of a toy gorilla becomes a father substitute by taking her to the zoo and introducing her to other apes, going to the movies and out to dinner with her, and dancing with her (possibly all just in her dream). Bittersweet, with the last few pages indicating the father might finally be putting his work aside for once and taking her to the zoo for her birthday.
A lot of the subtext will go over younger kids' heads but they'd appreciate the fantastical part of the gorilla and the girl having fun. No sign of another parent in text or images. Lots of background image homages to famous art pieces or landmarks given the gorillafied treatment.
A lot of the subtext will go over younger kids' heads but they'd appreciate the fantastical part of the gorilla and the girl having fun. No sign of another parent in text or images. Lots of background image homages to famous art pieces or landmarks given the gorillafied treatment.