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Picture Book · Ages 2–6 · 2021
You Be Daddy
By Karla Clark, Steph Lew (Illustrator)
Part of the You Be Mommy series
A tired dad asks his son to be the parent for bedtime.
3.8/5 Goodreads · 99 ratings
32 pages
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Bookroo's summary
In a delightful bedtime switch, a weary father asks his son to take over the parenting duties for the night. As the roles reverse, humor and heart fill the evening, creating a charming and relatable story that parents and children will enjoy together. Will the son rise to the challenge and tuck his dad in with a hug? Discover the playful dynamics of family life in this rhyming tale.
“Daddy’s too tired to be Daddy tonight. Can you be Daddy and hug me tight?”
— from the book
From the publisher
A tired daddy lets his son have a turn being the parent at bedtime in Karla Clark’sYou Be Daddy, a humorously charming companion picture book to You Be Mommy, featuring illustrations by Steph Lew. Daddy’s too tired to be Daddy tonight. Can you be Daddy and hug me tight? In this clever, rhyming picture book, a father tells his child that he’s simply too tired to be Daddy tonight and asks his son to take over for him. An utterly relatable theme told with humor and heart provides a story parents and children will delight in reading together at bedtime.
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 32
- Reading age
- 2–6
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD450L
After the last page
Talk about it together
Dads get tired too! One night a daddy is so tired he asks his son to trade place and be the daddy so he can be the little boy!
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~3.1
- F&P level
- ~M
Publication
- Published
- April 27, 2021
- First published
- January 1, 2021
- Publisher
- Feiwel Friends
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781250225399
- OCLC
- 1158581732
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