The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Glassman, Peter

My Dad's Job

32 pp. | Simon | May, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-689-82890-X $$15.95

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Timothy Bush. After listening to his father talk about his day at work, a boy interprets more literally what Dad means (e.g, stock market "bears" and "bulls" are real animals his dad rides bronco-style). Watercolor illustrations aptly display the boy's imaginings, and a double-gatefold shows what really happens at dad's office. Although a glossary at the end explains phrases such as "hostile takeover," the book's joke will amuse adults more than the intended audience.

Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman