Daddy-Sitting

by Eve Coy, Eve Coy (Illustrator)

Overview

A special treat for Father's Day—a winsome, charmingly illustrated debut picture book of role reversal: an adorable child plays parent to her engaged and affectionate daddy.

A perfect book to share whenever a father and child read together. Appealing illustrations and a text narrated by an apple-cheeked little girl describe her day with Daddy and how she behaves like the parent during their activities—an outing to the park, housework, grocery shopping—as indulgent Daddy plays along.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780358063506
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	05/07/2019
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	77 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Eve Coy studied animation at Edinburgh Art School and went on to work as an animator and story artist. She then received a master's degree in children's book illustration from the Cambridge School of Art and is currently artist in residence at Prema Arts Centre in Gloucestershire, England. She lives in the Cotswolds area of England with her family. Visit her online at www.evecoy.blogspot.com and on Instagram @Eve.Coy.

Editorial Reviews

"A short & sweet story of a girl and her daddy, perfect for Father’s Day or any day." —School Library Journal "The watercolor-and-colored-pencil artwork...show[s] the loving relationship the two share." —Kirkus "Coy’s chalky watercolor-and-colored-pencil art brings a quality of quiet panache to a familiar father-daughter dynamic." —Publishers Weekly —

From the Publisher

2019-03-12
A young girl tells readers how she cares for her father when she is Daddy-sitting.

As in many other books with this similar theme, the disconnect between the pictures and the text is what makes the book funny: It's clear that the girl is acting according to her own wishes and whims, not her dad's, and that's to be expected at her young age. "Daddy is full of energy and needs lots of exercise" shows the dad pedaling a bicycle up a steep hill, his daughter in a tow-behind trailer (neither wear helmets), on the way to the playground. He seems pooped. The page reading "Sometimes he doesn't watch where he's going" sets up the page turn nicely, Daddy headed for an obstacle course of toys on the floor while toting a heaped laundry basket. The watercolor-and-colored-pencil artwork combines spot, single-page, and full-spread illustrations to show the loving relationship the two share, Daddy always willing to jump in and join his daughter's play while at the same time giving her space to explore on her own (and for him to get some chores done). Mommy appears in the evening with her leather satchel, which reads as her returning from work. All three present white.

This stay-at-home dad, though clearly imperfect, knows what's important. (Picture book. 3-8)

Kirkus Reviews