My Dad Is a Grizzly Bear
My Dad Is a Grizzly Bear
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Red Comet Press
Annotation: A playful, warm and funny story about a boy with a wild imagination and his lively family, from brand new creative duo: ... more
Genre: [Humorous fiction]
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #372933
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Publisher: Red Comet Press
Copyright Date: 2022
Edition Date: 2022 Release Date: 05/10/22
Illustrator: Adeola, Dapo,
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: 1-636-55011-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-636-55011-4
Dewey: E
Dimensions: 29 cm
Language: English
Reviews:
Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)

A brown-skinned child narrator persuasively argues that “my dad is a grizzly bear” in this family-oriented picture book. The evidence appears overwhelming: Dad has fur that “scratches and scritches,” a taste for honey, and an aptitude for napping “anywhere, any place.” Portrayed as a beast in human clothing, Dad is pictured catching a fish in his mouth at the table (“Sometimes he catches fish in his teeth”) and climbing a tree to rescue a soccer ball (“Sometimes he climbs to the top of the tallest tree”). But the most important proof arrives during a family camping trip, when a scary story about a grizzly bear requires Dad (now depicted as pale-skinned and red-haired) to swoop in and comfort with “the biggest, warmest, best ever bear hug!” Appropriately contrasting with Haddow’s straight narration, Adeola’s digital illustrations of the interracial family interacting with their resident ursid ably play up the humor at the heart of this wild homage. Ages 4–8. (May)

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Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)
Reading Level: 1.0
Interest Level: K-3

A playful, warm and funny story about a boy with a wild imagination and his lively family, from brand new creative duo: Swapna Haddow and Dapo Adeola, 2022 winner of Illustrator of the Year at the British Book Awards.  

Shhh. Beware. My dad is a grizzly bear.

In this family, it’s just possible that Dad is a grizzly bear . . . He has fuzzy fur, enormous paws and he loves the outdoors. He sleeps a lot, even at the movies and when he’s awake, he’s always hungry, usually eating up all the honey, what else could Dad be? But sometimes, when it’s scary at night, a lovely big bear hug is just what is needed.


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