Shopping with Dad
- ISBN13: 9781846861727
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product DescriptionIt’s Saturday, and one small girl and her Dad are heading for the supermarket while Mom is working. It’s so exciting! How can she contain herself? She tries but she can’t! An enormous sneeze sets in motion a small calamity, and Dad gets the blame. But when his daughter speaks up and takes responsibility for her actions, the mood changes. . . Fast-paced, funny with a simple, uplifting message, this playful rhyming read-aloud is guaranteed to have you laughing out lo. . . More >>
Shopping with Dad
When the young girl in this silly story goes shopping with her dad, they’ve got quite a list from her mom. In addition to the regular groceries, they also need to get things like Weatherbread, Dangerjam, and of course Octopus Underpants. She’s trying to be helpful to her dad, really she is, but sometimes trouble just happens. And even when she’s trying to stop and just sit still, there’s the little matter of a very big sneeze that starts all sorts of very big trouble.
The story of Shopping with Dad will be familiar to dads who’ve tried to go shopping – or just about anywhere! – with young children. Sometimes it seems that children can’t seem to help generating chaos wherever they go, no matter how well-intentioned they are. Shopping with Dad treats this familiar situation with grace and humor through its fun illustrations and whimsical text. There’s a deeper message here for fathers as well, because when everyone’s looking for the culprit responsible for the big mess, it’s dad who defuses the situation and brings everything back to normal again. Shopping with Dad is a fun book for kids, but also a reminder to dads to keep our cool and to face the trials of fatherhood with humor and compassion.
Rating: 5 / 5
Mom is staying home to do her work while Dad takes their lively daughter on a bus ride to the local grocery store. Fortunately both parents have a sense of humor, which turns an ordinary and potentially tedious chore into a fun adventure. Which aisle has the “strong anti-grump pills” and the “extra-clean germs”? Mom can’t be serious. Dad’s ability to laugh also comes in handy when the daughter’s pent-up energy turns into an enormous sneeze that has a domino effect throughout the store. This charming book makes a good vehicle for introducing young children to some basic economics concepts such as consumers and goods. The reversal in stereotypical gender roles and the multicultural characters add a nice touch.
Rating: 5 / 5