My Daddy is a Giant

The lovely illustrations in this book perfectly convey the warmth of the father son relationship related in the text.

My daddy is a giant.

When I want to cuddle him,

I have to climb a ladder.

The rich, subtle colours and the pastel like texture of the pictures are very appealing. The Polish text is printed in a font that clearly differentiates it from the English one below it. The layout of the latter on three of the pages visually dramatises the semantic content:

When we play football, my daddy always wins.

He can kick the ball as high as the moon.

Here, the layout of the last line is made to mimic the curve of the football up towards the moon. Pride and comfort are perfectly conveyed through both text and illustration:

When my daddy runs, the ground shakes as if it was scared.

But I’m not scared of anything when I’m in my daddy’s arms.

The pictures, so wonderfully expressive, could easily be used to invite young children to provide possible thought or speech bubbles for the father and son. (Available in 31 dual language editions.)