By Forest Xiao (author) , Forest Xiao (illustrator)
"A beautiful book for dads everywhere."
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This is pure joy in book form. Wonderfully endearing with hilarious illustrations throughout Forest Xiao has created a hardback treasure for every loving, caring, over-protective, sensitive, emotional, and childlike parent.
Within its pages are all the joyful, panicky, painful, recognisable, and utterly wonderful moments that make up family life. It's a celebration of the little details. The tiny things that shape who we are and become the memories we cherish most as a parent. I smiled, chuckled, and laughed out loud from beginning to end, then immediately turned back to the first page to make sure I hadn't missed a thing. Every spread is filled with warmth, humour, and heart.
It's such a gorgeous reminder of the joy of being a parent. Of the magic of being a daddy. A celebration of each and every bonding moment and the love that bursts from each encounter. A perfect gift for Father's Day or for any new daddy.
An instantly relatable book that captures all the weird and wonderful moments of being a new parent - the perfect gift for Father's Day!
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You made me brave. You made me awake. You made me whole. You made me your DAD. Becoming a dad is a journey like no other. Celebrate the magic of fatherhood with this delightfully relatable, funny and heartfelt book. Packed full of love, The Dad Book perfectly captures the wonder of being a parent. From Forest Xiao, author of How to Catch an Idea and 2023 graduate of the Cambridge MA in Children's Illustration - shortlisted for the Macmillan Prize, the Sebastian Walker Prize and the Batsford Prize.
Forest Xiao is an image maker, storyteller, treasure finder and mother to two girls. She has lived in China, Germany, USA, the UK and Malaysia.
Forest obtained a BA in Graphic Design from Camberwell College of Art which led her to the MA in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art. Forest was a runner-up for the Sebastian Walker Prize 2023, highly commended by the 2022 Macmillan Prize for Children's Picture Book Illustration, and winner of the Batsford Prize 2023. Forest was also one of the 2023 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition Winners. Forest loves connecting with people and hearing stories. Seven Babies is her debut picture book. Find her on Instagram: @ForestXiaoDraws
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An instantly relatable book that captures all the weird and wonderful moments of being a new parent - the perfect gift for Father's Day! You made me brave.You made me awake.You made me whole.You made me your DAD.Becoming a dad is a journey like no other.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Dad Book and determined it is suitable for children aged 0-4 years old
The Dad Book features in the following genres: Books for Babies and Toddlers, Featured Books for 3+ readers, Recommendations, Stories about Family and Friends, First Concepts, Children’s picture books, Father’s Day, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts, Holidays and celebrations, Holidays, events and seasonal interest, Interest qualifiers
Hardback. £8.99, down from the £9.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Dad Book was written by Forest Xiao and published by Orchard Books an imprint of Hachette Children's Group
The Dad Book has 32 pages
£8.99, reduced from £9.99. In Stock.
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