Sometimes my husband will do goofy things, obviously wrong things, to get a laugh out of the kids. Whether it’s putting a sock destined for the dirty clothes hamper into the trash can, putting one of their PJ shirts onto his own head, or seeing what they’ll do if he squats down to ride a tricycle, he’s always doing silly things to make them giggle. And many times, they’ll say, “Oh, DADDY!”
Bob Shea’s new picture book, Oh, Daddy! struck a chord for us…understandably! It’s a fun look at a hippo dad’s antics to get his little guy to laugh. Little Hippo tells us at the story’s start about how he has to show his dad how to do lots of things….even though “HE’S a grown up!”
Whether Hippo Dad is putting a bucket on his foot instead of a shoe, climbing into the window of a car instead of opening the door, or waters Little Hippo with the watering can instead of the flowers, Little Hippo laughs and responds in the exact same way each time:
“Oh, Daddy!”
Shea’s artwork is a clever and clean collage mixture, a blend of textured prints and clipped mediums intermingled with his cartoon-drawn characters.
Oh, Daddy! is a fun, simple, sweet read. It would make the perfect gift for Father’s Day, a delightful book kids can cuddle up and read with Daddy.
You can buy Oh, Daddy! by Bob Shea for $16.99 wherever books are sold or from HarperCollins.com.
Win it! Courtesy of HarperCollins, I can offer one of you a copy of Bob Shea’s Oh, Daddy!
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I’ll close the contest next Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 at 11pm EST. Sorry; US addresses only. Good luck!
CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.
Congratulations to the winner, commenter #61, Ashley!
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