Dad and Me

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Peter Catalanotto's books include Dylan's Day Out, Mr. Mumble, Christmas Always..., and The Painter. He and George Ella Lyon, frequent collaborators, published Book with DK Ink in the spring of 1999. He lives in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

Tommy is eager to listen with his father to the first American spacewalk, but his father has to go to work, and when he comes home in the evening they have some trouble reconnecting.

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Peter Catalanotto's books include Dylan's Day Out, Mr. Mumble, Christmas Always..., and The Painter. He and George Ella Lyon, frequent collaborators, published Book with DK Ink in the spring of 1999. He lives in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

Tommy is eager to listen with his father to the first American spacewalk, but his father has to go to work, and when he comes home in the evening they have some trouble reconnecting.

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Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly
"Today the first American is going to walk in space," begins this tale of a father and son's reconciliation. Tommy is looking forward to telling his father about the spaceship blastoff he's seen on TV at school, but his father pulls up to the driveway and "growls, `Move your bike. Now!' " Tommy is devastated, "A million stars burst in my body. Hot and cold." The language may be strong, but Tommy's feelings of rejection are believable, and when Dad finally understands Tommy's distress, he comes to the small astronaut's rescue. Catalanotto's (Mr. Mumble; The Painter) watercolors are breathtaking, but so abstruse that even adult readers may be confused. Each spread shimmers with light, brims with intriguing designs and details that reinforce the period setting, and the faces seem alive with energy and emotion. But the conceit of having the father and his car represent the father himself is cumbersome. For example, paired with the text "Maybe Dad doesn't care about spacewalking" is an illustration of Tommy watching his father drive the car through the living room, as if the man had just blown through the patio doors. When Dad orders Tommy to remove his colander/space helmet, "Dad beeps, `No helmets at the table,' " and the father and his car are pictured tableside. The book succeeds in representing a boy's imaginary play world as well as his changing moods, but the forced exposition at the beginning, the complexity of the visual images and the heavy-handed symbolism may make the book difficult for young readers to understand. Ages 5-8. (Sept.) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.
School Library Journal
Gr 1-2-Tommy has a very active imagination. His favorite fantasy involves pretending he is exploring outer space while his father flies his spaceship. So June 3, 1965, the day the first American walks in space, is a very big day for him. His excitement builds over the course of his day and he can hardly wait to share it with his father. When dad gets home, however, he is in a bad mood. He yells at Tommy and sends him to his room. Feeling that his father doesn't care about him, the child acts out by pasting a picture of his face on the body of the astronaut in the newspaper. When dad sees the paper, he changes his attitude and calls Tommy on his walkie-talkie for another imaginary adventure in space. The watercolor illustrations lend a nostalgic feel to the story. Period details abound and the composition is inventive, if at times, bizarre. Dad is always depicted behind the wheel of his sedan even in the living room and at the dinner table. The surreal elements may confuse and even frighten literal-minded youngsters and there isn't enough of a story for more sophisticated picture-book readers. Anyone looking for a lighthearted look at fathers or space adventure will want to explore further.-Margaret Jennings, Orange County Library System, Orlando, FL Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.
Kirkus Reviews
It's June 3, 1965—the day of Gemini Four and the US's first space walk. Tommy is enthralled with astronauts, rockets, walkie-talkies, spaceships, and the pending moon walk. He creates a helmet out of a colander and uses a rope to simulate a lifeline. He cannot wait to share this historic moment with his father, but when his father returns from work in a foul mood, Tommy feels like he's already been disconnected and is floating aimlessly in space. Tommy is reprimanded for wearing his helmet to the dinner table and is sent to his room unfairly. Out of desperation, Tommy designs a message for his father using the daily newspaper; he places a photograph of his face over an astronaut's to remind his dad that he wants to be an astronaut in the future. He cannot think of any other way to get through to his father, who is able to put whatever happened at the office behind him and reconnect to his son's world. Catalanotto's watercolors deftly capture both Tommy's disappointment and his longing for adventure; the period of the 1960s is poignantly evoked. Tommy's nearly overwhelming excitement comes through clearly—in fact, some pages are almost explosively joyful and expressive. (Picture book. 5-8)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780789425843
  • Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.
  • Publication date: 9/15/1999
  • Edition description: 1 ED
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 40
  • Age range: 5 - 8 Years
  • Product dimensions: 9.26 (w) x 10.50 (h) x 0.39 (d)

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