Daddy Sat on a Duck
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
This hilarious (and yet heartwarming) salute to real daddies everywhere is crafted with contemporary parents in mind and will have readers laughing out loud as they recognize and relish many familiar family moments that most books for children leave out!
Do you ever hear strange noises in your house? (The bathroom in particular.) Are hairy creatures raiding the fridge at midnight? Does some animal keep leaving the toilet seat up? YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Join one little girl on her quest to catch the wild beasts in her home that HONK and ROAR and BELCH at all hours. Or... could it just be Daddy?
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Although she never actually sees any "wild beasts" in her kitchen, garage, or basement, Cohn's young narrator is certain that she's sharing her house with an entire menagerie of them. After all, what else could make such loud, odd noises or leave the bathroom so smelly? Readers, however, will quickly grasp that all those things can be traced to one creature: the girl's hipster daddy (the title refers to a paternal act of flatulence at the dinner table). Cohn, an ad exec making his debut, has put together a book of workmanlike digital illustrations that resemble cut-paper collages and weak rhymes ("I was finally fed up. I will find them today!/ These creatures are no longer welcome to stay!' "). But aesthetics are almost beside the point: first in a planned series, the book will undoubtedly find both fans, who will be charmed by its frankness, and detractors, who will find Daddy's bro-ness less charming and wonder whether the "Hoo Hoo Squeak Squeak Ba-Roo" the girl hears at night is the sound of her parents having sex. Ages 3 6.
Customer Reviews
Laughed till I cried, then began laughing again.
Ok, I wrote the book. But still, that was a while ago, so it’s almost new to me, and I tell ya folks, it’s a real hum-dinger. Winslow’s performance takes the eBook artform to a new level. I think it sets a new standard for what “narration” can be. Treat yourself to this wonderful, fanciful, light-hearted and loving romp through a little girl’s imagination and neither you nor your children will be disappointed. And be sure to buy a hardcover too! Physical libraries are nice. A house without books is like a room without windows. Not sure who said that, but it da truth!