Dads

Dads
John Coy, Wing Young Huie
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NZ$ 29.99
Hardback
h249 x 251mm - 32pg
1 Jul 2020 US
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9781541578395
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Celebrate all that fathers do: building, fixing, cooking, cleaning, laughing, crying, hugging, playing and more! John Coy and Wing Young Huie--the author and photographer behind Their Great Gift--reunite for a new book that shows a wide range of fathers and children, particularly highlighting families of color and lower-income families, who often aren' t depicted in children' s books. This beautiful book is a perfect Father' s Day gift!
Following Their Great Gift (2016), Coy and Huie team up again, exploring fatherhood through the lens of a camera and the roles that fathers play in their families. In the backmatter notes, Huie explains that he ' combed through my archives' for the photos for this book, and that may be why they don' t always complement the text and why they may seem woefully out of step for our times. For instance, ' Dads help' shows a black man tenderly cradling a baby; is he ' helping' by caring for his own child? ' They teach' is a strong page: Dads provide instruction in riding a bike, tying a tie, and adjusting Buddhist robes. Others photos may leave readers wondering: ' They get frustrated' simply shows an Asian man sitting at a table, his forehead creased but no other indication of his feelings or what might have prompted them. ' They remember' includes a photo of a man of color standing over small children sitting on a curb. Two are crying. It' s won' t be clear to young readers what he may be remembering. While Huie is to be commended for showing such a great range of diversity, both socioeconomic and racial, in the dads and family groups pictured in his black-and-white and color photos, his work suffers for having been posed: Too many photos feel forced, with one or more of the subjects looking directly at the camera. While the photos and text don' t always mesh, still this is a refreshingly real-life view of fatherhood. --Kirkus Reviews-- "Journal"
John Coy is the author of the picture books Strong to the Hoop, Around the World, Hoop Genius, Game Changer, and Their Great Gift. He lives in Minneapolis and visits schools nationally and internationally. Wing Young Huie photographs the dizzying socioeconomic and cultural realities of American society, much of it centered on the urban cores of his home state of Minnesota. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781541578395
Published: 1 Jul 2020
Published In: United States
Imprint: Carolrhoda
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Format: Hardback
Height: 249mm
Width: 251mm
Spine: 8mm
Weight: 386g
Pages: 32

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