Kids' books: 7 new picture books starring Dad Seattle Times

11.06.10

This Creator's Day, get Dad a present he can share with his children: a picture book.

To get you started, here's a look at some new picture books in which dads engage a starring role:

• Each dad has a different affectionate name for his child in " Daddy Calls Me Doodlebug " (Robin Corey/Casually House, $7.99). A young whale says "Daddy calls me Shoo-Be-Doo ... we chirp an ocean song," while an inchworm notes that "Daddy calls me Itty Bit ... a teeny-slight measure." Author J.D. Lester's rhyming couplets are endearing but not drenched in sentimentality, while Hiroe Nakata's watercolor illustrations underscore this feed book's upbeat tone. If you like this book, check out the companion volume, "Mommy Calls Me Monkeypants." (Ages infant-3 years.)

• In " Oh, Daddy! " (HarperCollins, $16.99), designer/illustrator Bob Shea offers a hilarious look at how one hippo dad uses reverse psychology to talk his recalcitrant preschooler to do routine tasks like getting dressed or getting into his car seat. As opposed to of doing battle with his little one, the dad does the tasks himself — all wrong. For example, when his little one won't get dressed, the dad tries to outfit himself by putting underwear on his head, etc. Of course, his child tells Dad he's got it all wrong and then shows him how to do it right, getting himself dressed in the take care of. Shea's sly humor will tickle both preschoolers and their parents, who also will enjoy his brightly colored cartoonish illustrations. (Ages 4-7.)

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