It's almost time to say, happy... ELMO'S DADDY DAY by Andrea Posner-Sanchez - REVIEW!

It's almost time to say, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

Have you already made your card, bought your present, planned your day with dear old Dad? If not, you still have some time, but I've got a little suggestion to help you out too!  It may be a little deja vu-ish, but trust me, it's worth the trip down memory lane.  It's a NEW BOOK that released a month or two ago via Random House Books for Young Readers, and it features none other than our furry friend ELMO! Elmo shares his 'Daddy Day' in a special adventure perfect for wee ones and beyond. Let's take a closer look...

Elmo's Daddy Day

by

Andrea Posner-Sanchez

Illustrated by

Adua Hernandez

9780593572030

Random House Books for Young Readers

Let me age myself a bit.  Picture it.  Childhood.  It's weekend TV time and Sesame Street is on.  Woo hoo!  Doesn't LOVE a good dose of SESAME STREET, am I right?  I can hear the opening song now...*hums*...anywho, the cast of loveable fel...I mean, furry friends was smaller then, and I don't remember mother's and father's factoring into the bunch.  Nowadays, the cast is varied, vast, and ever changing, from what I gather, and there's more characters to know, more families to explore, and more ways to identify with the goings on with this famous neighborhood.  Yes, my friends, it's a whole new world and with it, so many new opportunities to celebrate!  Like today's title...

Elmo and Louie are celebrating Daddy's Day together.  With baking, gardening, reading, and playing, they enjoy a day that's just about THEM, and doing things they love together.  I love the fact that it doesn't just focus on things considered "manly" because, really, if you enjoy doing it...you do you.  Some dads/kids like sports, others like role-playing games.  Some prefer building things, while others like a walk around their town.  The story shares what Elmo and his Dad like, as well as a few others as they run across them in their activities, and invites you along with them for a day of fun.  By story's end, these two have had such a grand day together, they're tuckered out...and just in time for their father son campout, where they say their "love you's" before heading off to dreamland.

It's a sweet tale for wee ones, father's, and those soon-to-be, with characters you know and love throughout the generations.  The board book format allows kiddos to do the page turning and flap lifting without too much fear of it being a one and done read with the book intact...and the gloriously colorful illustrations bring all that Sesame Street magic we know and love.

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Special thanks to Sarah at Random House Children's Books for the copy for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, the illustrator, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links provided above.

Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!

STORYBOOK SUNDAY: Father's Day Edition...

HI guys and gals!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

 

 

We're celebrating another day of bookish fun with Storybook Sunday! For those not up to speed on the post, I read a lot of great storybooks and thought, why not give them their own day in the sun. Hence, Storybook Sunday! Feel free to join the fun and create a post on your own site with the same name. I'd love to see any linked up in the comments! Anywho...back to the matter at hand.

  

Today, we're celebrating FATHER'S DAY the bookish way with a trio of Storybook titles perfect for celebrating the Dad in your life.  Whether it be how he let's you be yourself, teaches you how to give and take, or simply what NOT to eat, there's something in this bunch for every one.  So, if you're ready, let's get those pages turning as we set out sights on the first book of three...

 

 

With My Daddy

A Book of Love and Family

by

 Jo Witek

Illustrator by

Christine Roussey

 9781419728228

Abrams Appleseed

 

A charming book filled with all the feelings a Dad can bring to his little Prince or Princess...though in this case, it's a little girl sharing her love for dear old Dad. From bravery to calm, excitement to safe, and everything in between, with adorable illustrations this book reveals the tender side of the Father/Child relationship in all its splendor, and reminds us all to love the father figure in our own lives for all the little things they do.

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Pet Dad

 by

Elanna Allen

9780525428268

Dial Books

Plum never takes no for an answer, so when dear old Dad says no to her latest request, she finds a way to get what she wants anyway.  Her desire, a pet...his answer NO...her answer, DAD is now her pet.  Sounds good in theory...for a while...but in practice, not so much.  It turns out Plum wants the full experience, and Dad isn't quite ready to paper-train or munch on random yard clippings.  Through trail and error, and perhaps a time out, Plum and her new "pet" finally come to an understanding...it's HOW you ask for things, and WHAT YOU DO that add up to the results you want.  A great way to remind kiddos how far good manners will go...and perhaps a way to nudge the 'rents into revisiting the whole "I want a pet" issue lest they end up wearing a collar! 

(P.S.  If you recognize the artwork, this is the same writer/illustrator that brought us Poor Little Guy!)

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Don't Eat That

 by

Drew Sheneman

9781101997291

Viking Books for Young Readers

Another case of "I recognize this artwork", and a good thing at that! From the writer/illustrator that brought up NOPE! comes another tale of wildlife at its best...including a cameo by two feathered friends we already know...and how just because you're big, furry, and can growl with massive power, you can still use a helping hand. (P.S. look for the "unde" cover...too funny!) 

I know what you're thinking...how on earth does this work for Father's Day?  Well, for starters...isn't what to eat or not, one of the things that dear old Dad teaches us?  Yeah, that's what I thought...also, he's not always the most patient of teachers, nor the most verbal communicator, so I mean really, while you get a dose of the parental from the Girl Scout, you also get a fraction of it from the bear himself!  Aside from those parallels, it's FUN-NY while again reminding us that the smallest of small can be the unlikeliest of "heroes", and we can each learn something from one another.

 

 

 

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Special thanks to the folks at Abrams and Penguin Random House for the copies for review.  (THANKS!)  For more information on these titles, the authors, or the publishers, feel free to click through the links provided above.  The titles featured are available now, so be on the lookout for them on a bookstore shelf or virtual retailer of your choosing.

Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!

 

STORYBOOK SUNDAY: Father's Day the bookish way!

HI guys and gals!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

We're celebrating another day of bookish fun with Storybook Sunday! For those not up to speed on the post, I read a lot of great storybooks and thought, why not give them their own day in the sun. Hence, Storybook Sunday! Feel free to join the fun and create a post on your own site with the same name. I'd love to see any linked up in the comments! Anywho...back to the matter at hand.

Today, we've got a triple feature to prepare you for the upcoming holiday.  What holiday is that?  Why...Father's Day!  Yes siree, we're merely a week away, but there's still time to snap up some choice picks for dear old dad, and whether he prefers the great outdoors or the world of super heroes, we've got something just for you...I mean, him.  Ready or not, here come the titles of the day...

Night, Night Groot

by

Brendan Deneen

Illustrated by

 Cale Atkinson

9781484732823

Marvel Press

If Goodnight, Moon is too mundane, take a trip to dreamland hand in hand with Groot and Rocket in this super hero and villain drenched storybook like no other.  Here's little Groot, being tucked in for the night, and just as he's about to drift off, Rocket comes to...save the day?  Umm, about that...he wants his little friend to stay awake because there are OH SO MANY MORE ADVENTURES to be had, but by book's end, even the most adventurous kiddos will be tuckered out and ready for a good night's sleep.  It ups the cool factor with its wide range of characters, so that both uber fans and lightweights alike have the chance to encounter their favorite supers from this galaxy and the surrounding, so the next time Dad tries to pass on the story times duties, he just might think twice.  ^-^

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Go Sleep in Your Own Bed

by

Candace Fleming & Lori Nichols

9780375866487

Schwartz & Wade Books

This is the story of a pig...I mean, a cow...I mean, a hen...I mean, a horse...I mean, EGADS!  Does no one understand the concept of sleeping in their own bed?  *ahem*  As I was saying, this is the story of barnyard animals trying to tuck in for the night, only to find their bed taken by a farmyard version of Goldilocks...again and again and again.  The hilarity that ensues will keep little ones in stitches, but not so much so that when all is said and done, bedtime will be a distant destination in the future, but a here and now event.  With adorable illustrations to guide little ones from bed to bed to bed, not only will they catch the whimsy of it all, but the hint that perhaps the best place to lay their heads is in their own beds. 

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South

by

Daniel Duncan

9781419722998

Abrams Books for Young Readers

In this charming tale of a fisherman at sea, we discover one is never truly alone in this world, and there is no better place to point our compass than home.  Through his act of kindness in helping a young bird regain his wings, the bond they form reminds him of those things he had temporarily forgotten, but sorely misses.  It's robust enough for Dad's to read to their kiddos without getting all mushy, yet with enough heart to move the toughest of the tough.

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Special thanks to the publicity teams are Disney Hyperion, Abrams Books for Young Readers, and Random House Children's Books, for the review copies.  (THANKS!)  For more information on any title featured above, or the publishers, feel free to click through the links provided.

Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!