My Dad is Beautiful

A charming little bear cub lists all the reasons his dad is beautiful, from dad cooking him sausages to dad letting him sit on his tummy or getting him comics with stickers in. Told in the sincere and disarmingly frank way of the very young, this is a fitting tribute to the joys of parenting (and the palliative we all need if we despair that our children will never be appreciative). But it is the illustrations which really sing out this lovely celebration of the father/son relationship. Bold and flat, with quirky perspectives, these naïve images have a terrific sense of pattern and shape, drawn in a deeply satisfying colour palette. The compositions are big and brave, almost spilling off the page, and clearly show a day so packed full of activity and fun, any youngster would embrace it. Sure to be a hit in schools, libraries and home.