Tad and Dad

Tad and Dad
David Ezra Stein
RRP:
NZ$ 17.99
Our Price:
NZ$ 14.39
Board Book
Not defined - 40pg
4 May 2021 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9780593111277
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Tad spends every day with his awesome dad, and shares a lily pad with him at night. But now little Ted is getting bigger. He's growing new parts and reaching new heights. His dad is very proud, but when Ted's accomplishments carry over into nighttime-bringing lots of wiggling, croaking, and kicking in his sleep-the lily pad starts to feel mighty crowded. Eventually, Tad realizes it's time for a lily pad of his own-but will Dad be ready? Children and parents will relate to Caldecott Honor winner David Ezra Stein's expressive tale. The frogs' body language and family dynamics will evoke nods of recognition and lots of laughs!
Comically expressive, deftly conveying the energy of the wee frog and the exasperation of his dad with thick black strokes filled with swampy watercolor washes in mixed layouts ranging from spreads to cleverly focused vignettes. Children will laugh at Tad s antics while parents will sympathize with father frog s disturbed sleep. A wonderful bedtime or froggy-themed storytime read. "School Library Journal" Parents everywhere, especially those with night-wandering, bed-sharing toddlers, will laugh with grim identification. . . . Little ones will chuckle at Tad s enthusiasm and Dad s growing exhaustion. . . . Stein uses color to great effect to show the lap-listener that this little gem is both a celebration of the father-child relationship and a good-night book. . . . Like every good go-to-sleep book, this one will hold up to many repeat readings. "The Horn Book" A humorous treatment of a common bedtime problem. Brilliant watercolors accented with Crayola zing with energy in splashy two page spreads. The green amphibian s round pink mouth humorously BUURRPPs with noise. Dad s comical face expresses gloom, dismay, and pride over Tad s antics. Parents will recognize the bleary-eyed adult s eyes when he says, Is it morning already? "Booklist" Parents faced with a child who has trouble staying in his or her own bed will relate to Dad s exasperation and chuckle at Tad s persistence. Kids will enjoy Tad s enthusiasm and obvious adoration of his father. Caldecott honoree Stein makes another splash with this charming duo. "Kirkus Reviews""
David Ezra Stein (www.davidezra.com) received a Caldecott Honor for Interrupting Chicken and the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award for Leaves, which was also a Publishers Weekly Best Book, a Kirkus Reviews Editor s Choice and a School Library Journal Best Book. He also wrote and illustrated Ol Mama Squirrel; Love, Mouserella; Pouch!; and The Nice Book. He lives in New York City. Large portions of the art for this book were created with a four-and-a-half-year-old on his lap and a baby wandering the studio floor and gnawing on art supplies."
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780593111277
Published: 4 May 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Penguin USA
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Format: Board Book
Pages: 40

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