My Daddy

In My Daddy, a little boy tells us about how magnificent his daddy is, a man who can “cross the street alone” and “run outside without a coat”.  The pictures are filled with surrealism and animal images, echoing the text and portraying the magical realism of a child’s world.  This story is told in only a very few words but nonetheless is deeply evocative of the pride and wonder that a very young child can feel in his father’s seemingly godlike abilities.

My Daddy both reminds us of the importance to children of feeling safe and secure with a father, and inspires us to be the best that we can be for them.  This book will both move you and make you want to be the same kind of father for your own children.

Excerpt:

Then my daddy hugs me and spins my world around.  And when my daddy throws me high, I fly . . .