We were delighted to read a wonderful 5 STAR review from teacher Sam on Amazon for new picture book Daddy and I by author of The Snugglewump Lou Treleaven and illustrated delightfully by Sophie Burrows. We are so pleased it is being used in the classroom particularly to open discussion about children whose parents may live apart:
‘I took this one into school, excited to read it with the children. I thought this maybe quite familiar for some children, perhaps those who spend their Saturdays or another day of the week with their daddy. Single parents are quite common now and for children to spend some time with one parent without the other being present, so I thought some children maybe able to draw similarities towards it.
The children loved the story, it is of a child who spends her Saturdays with her daddy, he goes out for walks with her but they aren’t walks at all for the girl, she goes on adventures. The illustrations were lovely with pastel type colours used throughout.
It is a book that the children engaged with and interacted with. They liked the rhyme and noticed this early on. We also used the book for discussion on the illustrations, we had a discussion on what imagination was and what this meant.
I would recommend this story for single parent families especially so the child realises that other children see their parents of separate days too. It helps them to realise this is normal and it is also O.K. It also can bring lots of discussion in the classroom both socially but also picking the text apart as we did.
I will read this book again to them as they enjoyed it so much, but I have a feeling this will be one that they also go to, to read independently.
I personally wasn’t sure about this book before I took it into the classroom, I wasn’t sure what reception it would get. However when I realised that the children loved it and how much we got out of it, this book has to get 5*.’
Many thanks, Sam!
See the review and buy the book here