Daddy will be there

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The young narrator of this heartfelt picture book can do many things on her own. She can play in her backyard, attend a friend's birthday party, and go to kindergarten. Each activity leads her farther away from home, but faith in her father's presence at the end of the day never wavers. "I know Daddy will be there," she says with confidence. Lois G. Grambling and Walter Gaffney-Kessell have collaborated to create a warm and encouraging story that young listeners will readily embrace.

Rezensionen (5)

School Library Journal-Rezension

PreS-Gr 1ÄWhether building with blocks in her room, reading alone, playing with her friends, or going to kindergarten for the first time, this little girl knows her "Daddy will be there." As she relates the daily events of her life, she gains reassurance from the fact that her father is nearby should she need him. The pictures and text depict a confident and able youngster. The watercolor illustrations are realistic, the characters resembling those found in the works of Anthony Browne. On each page readers will be drawn to the child's facial expressions, which vary from contentment when she hears the sound of her father's voice to concern over a scraped knee. The simply constructed sentences, with no more than two-to-four lines per page, are effectively moving, yet can be easily read by beginning readers. "I stop playing and listen. I hear voices upstairs. I hear coffee cups clinking...I know Daddy will be there." This is a loving and comforting look at a special relationship and a worthy companion to Vera B. Williams's Lucky Song (Greenwillow, 1997).ÄJoan Zaleski, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly-Rezension

In prose as simple and straightforward as a building block, Grambling (Mrs. Tittle's Turkey Farm) describes the special relationship between a five-year-old girl and her stay-at-home dad. Whether he's just down the hall in the kitchen, inside the house while she's outdoors or even a schoolbus ride away, she can say with confidence, "I know Daddy will be there." He's the central point in her universe, around which circle all other activities: riding her bike, playing alone or with friends, attending a birthday party or starting kindergarten. The subtextÄthat this rock-solid relationship is the basis for the child's happiness and self-assuranceÄcomes through loud and clear, not only in the upbeat narrative but also in Gaffney-Kessell's (This Is Me, Laughing) airbrushed watercolors of serene domestic vignettes. The clean lines and gentle lighting underscore the girl's well-ordered existence and positive outlook. Ages 4-up. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Horn Book-Rezension

Whether she plays alone in her back yard, visits a friend, or goes to kindergarten, the young narrator never worries because she knows that Daddy will be there if she needs him. The simple text conveys how her father's steady presence gives her the confidence to take on bigger and bigger challenges, though the watercolor paintings are stiffly drafted. From HORN BOOK Fall 1998, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Kirkus-Rezension

Grambling (Can I Have a Stegosaurus, Mom? Can I? Please!?, 1995) conjures a world of intimacy between a daughter and her father, but the atmosphere is profoundly melancholic. ``I play alone in my room. I build with my blocks. I read my picture books. I hug my rag doll. I look down the hall into the kitchen . . . I know Daddy will be there.'' Safekeeping and independence aren't so much evoked here as loneliness: ``I play alone in my backyard . . . I look up at the window . . . I know Daddy will be there.'' And indeed he is, looming, protective. Through playtime, a birthday party, and the first day at school, so fixed is the child upon her father's presence that the joy of the moment is all but lost on her. Ineffable sadness radiates off the page; with no mother present, what is communicated is a tacit sense of loss. The illustrations confirm that sorrow; even the cover painting looks like a snapshot encased in ice. (Picture book. 4-10)

Booklist-Rezension

Ages 3^-5. A little girl plays with her blocks, rides her bike, goes to a friend's birthday party, and engages in other activities by herself and with others. Although separated for varying lengths of time, she always is reunited with her loving, caring father. Rendered in sunny colors, the realistic illustrations framed in thin black lines are accompanied by the simply written narrative. Some confusion may arise for young readers who will wonder where the mother is, as she is never mentioned or even alluded to in the story. In spite of this omission, children will find some level of comfort in this slight but reassuring story that celebrates the love between a child and father. --April Judge

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