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32 pp.
| Candlewick |
April, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-8146-3$16.99
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After a breakfast with Dad (depicted over several wordless pages) it's time for Dad's chores, leaving his boy feeling ignored. By changing the to-do list items into play--bed-making becomes sailing a pirate ship, gardening becomes exploring the jungle--father and son return to having fun. Paired with a limited text, scribbly acrylic and pencil illustrations convey the joy of blending the imaginary with the real.