My Daddy and Me: A Book for Dads and Kids

By Jerry Spinelli

Book Overview

This Father's Day show dad how much you care with this gift-book celebrating the moments you share

I can't wait for my daddy to come home from work. There are so many things to do

In a loving tribute to fathers and sons, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli and New Yorker artist Seymour Chwast join talents to celebrate the very best moment of the day: when daddy comes home.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553113038
• ISBN13: 9780553113037
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Dragonfly Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 9.9" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

The fun and the practical things about daddie.

My Daddy and Me In My Daddy and Me, Newbery medalist Jerry Spinelli has written a book in praise of both the fun things and the practical things about daddies. The two characters in this joyous book are a brown-and-white doggy daddy and his boy doggy. The book opens as the little doggy waits for his daddy to arrive home from work. When daddy arrives home with his briefcase and newspaper, the little doggy runs out to meet him and the fun begins. They play hide and seek, then magic show, and the little doggy gets to pretend to drive his daddy's car. But they also bake cookies together, plant tomatoes, fix the house (little doggy's job is to carry the toolbox and hand Daddy the hammer), and Daddy even gives little doggy a haircut. In short, even though Daddy likes to play with his son, he also does the practical jobs of keeping a household and raising a child. This sets My Daddy and Me apart from other children's books that celebrate daddies for playing with their children but often leave out the other roles of being a parent. The roughly painted scenes gives the book a childlike and friendly feel, and My Daddy and Me ends on a note both sentimental and realistic: "Work makes daddy tired. Sometimes he's too tired to play tag with me or to stand up straight. But never, ever is my daddy too tired to sing me a lullaby when it's time for bed."

A must for Dads & kids!

We first saw this book at the library and loved it so much we had to buy it for Daddy & kids. It is a perfect description of a Dad's love for his kids. The Daddy dog & little dog are so cute. A great gift idea!

Deserves a place on any school or community library picturebook shelf

Fathers and sons are celebrated in Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli's latest, joining with graphic designer Seymour Chwast to celebrate the time of day when Daddy comes home to be with his kids. Dogs are the characters representing father and son in this whimsical survey which arrived too late for Father's Day mention, but which deserves a place on any school or community library picturebook shelf.