My Dad

In praise of dads of all sorts - everywhere!My dad can wrestle with giants,eat like a horse,swim like a fish . . . Can yours?A brilliant, humorous look at fatherhood from a child's point of view, from this multi-award-winning author/illustrator.

“"Instant classic" - Financial Times "A many-layered odyssey" - Observer "A joy to look at" - Daily Telegraph From the Hardcover edition.”

Inspired when he one day found his father’s old dressing gown and felt instantly close to him, Browne wrote this lovingly illustrated tribute to a child’s pride in his father. It instantly appeals: most children see their parents as superheroes even when their feats of heroism are simple everyday tasks Junior
This is a perfect title for children to share with their dads. With a very minimal text and wonderful full page illustrations, this is a title that will warm the hearts of readers of all ages Through the Looking Glass
The pictures are extraordinary and unforgettable and celebrate dads in a way few books do Independent
For sheer illustrative wit, Anthony Browne is unsurpassed The Times
Delightfully simple but visually impish Literary Review

Anthony Browne is the acclaimed author and illustrator of such prize-winning bestsellers as Gorilla (winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Kurt Maschler Award), Willy the Wizard, My Dad, Voices in the Park (winner of Kurt Maschler Award) and Zoo (winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal).In 2009, Anthony was appointed Children's Laureate, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the world of picture books. Anthony was also the first British winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, one of the highest international honours for illustration. His work has been widely exhibited and his books are published all over the world.

He's all right, my dad. He's as strong as a gorilla and as happy as a hippopotamus. He's a great dancer, a brilliant singer, he's fantastic at football and he makes me laugh. A lot. But that's not all that's great about my dad... A warm, hilarious, witty and very personal tribute to Dad (and to dads everywhere) by the ever-brilliant and inventive Anthony Browne. SHORTLISTED FOR THE RIGHT START BEST TOY AWARD IN 2000

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