My Dad, My Hero
Ethan Long. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, $12.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4022-4239-7
As a boy lists superpowers that his father lacks, this story's comedy plays out in pop art%E2%80%93style panels that show the man bumbling his way through everyday activities. "He cannot leap tall buildings in a single bound," but instead trips over the block structure his son has built, sending it tumbling. Nor does he have the "super strength" to open a jar of pickles, which his wife does effortlessly. Powered by a Roy Lichtenstein meets Sunday funnies aesthetic and a self-effacing sense of humor, Long's story is sincere without being saccharine%E2%80%94which dads will appreciate. Ages 4%E2%80%938. (Apr.)
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Reviewed on: 04/04/2011
Genre: Children's
Board Books - 32 pages - 978-1-4926-8085-7
Open Ebook - 32 pages - 978-1-4022-4549-7
Open Ebook - 34 pages - 978-1-4022-4240-3