Books with title Just Like Daddy

Who wouldn’t want to be just like daddy, when daddy is strong and silly, kind and practical? But he also knows how to have fun, and even if he messes up, it’s never a big deal. Dad can deal with the scariest of monsters (well, spiders at least…), keeps his eyes open on the rollercoaster (most of the time), and puts on all the silly voices when he reads a bedtime story. The debut picture book from Lucy Freegard is funny, charming and heartwarming – a delightful read.

Whatever Daddy does, his little boy can do too. They both have combs and brushes to groom their hair, socks and shoes to wear, shirts with buttons to put on, belts to cinch their pants, and hats and coats to keep them toasty warm outdoors. Both grab their keys and backpacks and off they go--son to work at school and daddy to his job. What peas in a pod! Silver foil on every page catches the gleam of keys, buttons, and other shiny items.

It?s pretty hard to believe, but according to this little boy?s grandma, his daddy was just like him once. Most of the time he was a sweet boy, but sometimes he raised a ruckus. He liked playing race car and superhero, and got mad when he lost a game, and never wanted to take a bath. And once upon a time, he?Daddy!?was even sent to time-out. Kids love to hear stories about their parents as children and this funny and loving ode to little boys and the dads they grow up to become is guaranteed to delight three generations at once.

Zanthony is on a journey of self-discovery. His mothers repetitive comparison to his absent father causes him to wonder what type of man his dad is. Zanthony considers becoming an artist, detective, chef, archeologist, journalist, military general, actor, psychologist, medical doctor, and astronaut. Ultimately, Zanthony learns and his mother realizes that he is beyond comparison and a wonderful individual that will grow into his own outstanding man.