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Nesquens, Daniel

My Tattooed Dad

48 pp. | Groundwood | May, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-1-55498-109-0 $18.95
(4) K-3 Translated by Elisa Amado. Illustrated by Magicomora. A boy relates the fantastical (and sometimes violent) stories that his peripatetic dad tells him, many of which are about his various tattoos. The writing is solid (if wordy), but the stories tend to blur together. Evocative digitally colored pencil drawings on tea-stain-colored pages call to mind old-fashioned promotional circus posters.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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