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Gator Dad
Gator Dad
Reviewed by: Jill O'Connor - North Yarmouth Academy Library, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: June 6, 2016
Review
Brian Lies deviates from bats to celebrate the challenges and joys of single/stay-at-home fatherhood. Lies's masterful acrylic paintings are the star in this homage to all that a dad is: protector, fort-maker, climbing "structure". The prose is not as winning as his bat books, but the love and engagement shine through the illustrations. Young readers will recognize many of the dad moves in this book, though the book feels a bit skewed toward the adult perspective and would be a lovely gift for any dad. Kids do love gators, and this would circulate based on that, but I can't see a child checking this out over and over. A non-essential purchase though nice to add if you have all of Lies's other books.
Overall Book Score: good
About the Book
Author:
Lies, Brian
Illustrator: ,
Illustration Quality: excellent
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre: realistic fiction
Audience: preschool,grades k-3
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: good
ISBN: 9780544534339
Price: 17.99