How to Cheer Up Dad
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
A hilarious book about parent and child relationships for fans of Ian Falconer and Jon Agee--a perfect gift idea for Father's Day and beyond!
Little Jumbo just can't understand why his dad is having such a bad day. It couldn't be the raisins Little Jumbo spit out at the ceiling or the bath he refused to take--after all, Little Jumbo's dad knew he hated raisins and had already taken a bath that week! Luckily, Little Jumbo is such a thoughtful elephant that he decides to turn his dad's bad day around with some of his--ahem, his dad's--favorite things.
How to Cheer up Dad is a standout debut featuring a charmingly oblivious little elephant with serious pluck and staying power. It turns the parent-child roles upside down is a great book for dads and the kids who make them laugh.
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A spirited elephant is on a mission to improve his father's mood after having sorely tested his patience in Koehler's jaunty and smartly constructed debut. Dad's day starts off badly when he puts raisins in Little Jumbo's oatmeal. "He should have known what a mess that would make," reads Koehler's sly text, as Little Jumbo pea-shoots raisins to the ceiling with his trunk. Things quickly devolve as Little Jumbo's antics earn him a timeout, but he sets things to rights with supposedly Dad-centric activities ("Since Dad loved dessert, Little Jumbo agreed to share an ice-cream cone"). Koehler's words adopt the tone of a confident preschooler, while his sweetly scraggly illustrations depict the reality of each scenario with a wink; in an especially nifty moment, the yawning elephant on the cover of "Dad's favorite story," The Sleepy Little Elephant, masks Little Jumbo's own face as they read together. Ample white space, a focused palette, and some quietly show-stopping moments (including a sunset spent fishing on a pier) keep focus on the highly relatable interactions between this father and son pair. Ages 3 5.
