How to train a dad by Sally Barns & NoƩmie Gionet Landry

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A manual for children to use when doing the most important job, training their father, is presented with a large dose of humour and tongue in the cheek. Two pages of illustrations showing how dads come in all shapes and sizes will cause lots of fun, as the readers gauge which group their dad fits. The first lesson is to get his attention. This can be done by pressing his ear or by calling out his name over and over. He then needs to be taught how to make a good cup of tea, and give the best hugs. He must look just great, encouraged to exercise to keep fit, sleep well and eat what is given him. When all these things are done, then the training can be fine tuned. He needs to learn to be a hair stylist, join a cheer squad, and tell the best dad jokes. If for some unknown reason he mysteriously disappears, then the child must be aware that he may be having a burn out, he may be very tired. When this happens he may need a nap, and this means he needs to hear a a story to help him relax, but the most important thing is to tell him how much he is loved.

The illustrations augment the text and will encourage laughs from the reader, as they see an increasingly worn out dad on the pages.

Themes: Fathers, Family, Humour.

Fran Knight