What Daddies Like

by Judy Carey Nevin, Stephanie Six (Illustrator)

Overview

Find out what daddies like best in this story about a daddy bear and his cub's special day together.

Daddies like smooches.

Daddies like hugs.

Daddies like "Good morning to you!"

As a daddy bear and his cub spend the day together, readers find out all about daddies' favorite things to do, like having adventures in the park, splashes in the bath, playing peek-a-boo, and night-lights, it's true. But most of all, daddies like hearing and saying "I love you!"

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781499801972
Publisher:	little bee books
Publication date:	04/11/2017
Series:	Mini Bee Board Books Series
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,143,776
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Judy Carey Nevin works as a library director in Ohio, where she lives with her professor husband, baby girl, and neurotic pooch. This is her debut picture book. Follow her on Twitter at @careynev.

Stephanie Six is an animator, designer, and baker who spends her days doodling furry friends in Brooklyn, New York, where her night-light is the Manhattan skyline. She likes smooches from her gray cat and hugs from her husband. When her dad comes to visit, they like to eat BBQ together. This is her debut picture book. You can visit her online at stephaniesix.com.

Editorial Reviews

04/17/2017
In this gentle debut for both Nevin and Six, a lumpish father bear, dressed in an argyle sweater and striped pants, spends the day with his cub as the younger bear recounts a litany of things that fathers enjoy. Six’s tranquil watercolors show the bears leaving their den for a green meadowland dotted with pink tufted trees. Throughout, the cub narrates their activities (“Daddies like adventures. Daddies like swings”), which eventually transition into bedtime rituals. Through the father’s expressions, Six subtly hints at the stresses of child care, but there’s no mistaking the mutual joy these bears find in being together. Ages 4–8. Agent: Teresa Kietlinski, Bookmark Literary. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

12/01/2016
Toddler-PreS—This is a charming book about a father bear and his cub spending a fun-filled day together. The smart dad starts the day with silly-shaped pancakes. After breakfast, the two of them set out for the park, where they play all sorts of games. They soar on the swings, bounce around like kangaroos, and act like scary monsters. Clearly, the cub's father wants nothing more than to make his little one happy. He jumps high off the swing and into a pile of leaves. He is also patient and understanding. He doesn't mind getting soaked at bath time while his cub splashes in the tub. He likes stargazing and stories, snuggles and hugs. The simple illustrations and the handwritten style of the text give the book an appealing, childlike appearance. VERDICT Young listeners will enjoy this delightful tale. It's perfect for one-on-one sharing.—Barbara Spiri, Southborough Library, MA

School Library Journal

2017-03-20
As a father bear and his cub go through their day together, the text enumerates all the things that daddies like (hint: they are the things the cub likes, too)."Daddies like smooches. / Daddies like hugs. // Daddies like ‘Good morning to you!' " After a breakfast of pancakes made to look like bears' faces, the duo strikes out on an adventure outdoors. They swing (from his expression, Daddy's not too sure about how much he likes to jump off), play kangaroo (Daddy gets dizzy), pretend to be monsters and roar, and then enjoy quiet time lying in the grass and blowing dandelion seeds. Back at home, Daddy like splashes, boats, and peekaboo through the bubbles, jammies, stars, and night-lights. (This last is troublingly illustrated as lighting bugs trapped in jars that have no holes in the lids.) Snuggles, sleep, and "I love you" follow. Six's barrel-shaped, anthropomorphized bears have tiny arms and legs, big noses, and the slightest of ears. Their range of expressions is delightful, and father-child pairs could do worse than to spend their days like this.A pleasing salute to fathers and the time they spend with their children. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews