Dad School
Written by Rebecca Van Slyke
Illustrated by Priscilla Burris
Do you think your dad is the best? How do you suppose he got to be such a good dad? Did he go to school to learn about being a dad? What would he have learned there?
This adorable book speculates on what goes on at a school where dads learn to be dads. The author lists many of the things young kids see their dads doing every day – things that make them the best. From fixing boo-boos to fixing leaky faucets, dads or other caretakers are well represented at Dad School. Dads learn to be chauffeurs, to be teachers of bicycle riding, to throw kids in the air, and to multitask. Of course, no dad is completely perfect, but that just makes them more human. They may not have learned to match clothes or clean the bathroom.
Done by one of my favorite illustrators in pencil and paint, the charming illustrations make the book even more fun and more expressive.
Independently read or read in a group where kids can cheer for their dads or whoever takes care of them, this is a fun and hilarious addition to a first grader’s reading list.
Title: Dad School- Author: Rebecca Van Slyke
- Illustrator: Priscilla Burris
- Published: Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2016
- Reviewer: Sue Poduska
- Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
- Grade Level: PreK to 2
- Genre: Fiction, Family
- ISBN: 978-0-385-38895-5