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Title: What Mommies Do Best What Daddies Do Best by Lynn Munsinger, Laura Numeroff ISBN: 0-689-80577-2 Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Juv) Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This is a MUST HAVE for all Moms!!
Comment: My 3-year old LOVES this book! This is a DARLING little story of all the things Mommies can do (like bake a birthday cake, play with you in the park, hold you when you're feeling sad, etc) but in the end of the book the thing they do best is "Mommies can give you lots and lots of love!" Cute illustrations and just a sweet little story! Get one for yourself and also for a Mom!
Rating: 5
Summary: Double Love and Challenging Parental Stereotypes!
Comment: This volume is two books in one, but with different illustrations built around identical texts (except one version talks about "mommies" while the other one talks about "daddies"). One cover has the mommies while the other cover has the daddies. The two texts and covers are printed upside down from one another. I've never seen a book quite like it. Just when you think that it's merely cute, you begin to notice subtle differences. The sex roles are mixed among the parents, and the illustrations mix it up even more. Mommies are messier than in the usual expectation in some cases, while daddies are neater than the usual expectation in other cases. The illustrations feature warm, funny anthropomorphic animals that will have you and your child giggling. The book will encourage much more involvement for both parents with your youngster. I recommend this book as a gift from a child for either mother's day or father's day.
The mommies' version begins with bears while the daddies' has hippos. I think the mommies got the advantage on that one. " . . . can teach you how to ride a bicycle, make a snowman with you, and bake a delicious cake for your birthday." The daddies' cake is much nicer though. Maybe the daddies did okay. What do you think?
The mommies' version goes on to use pigs. Hmmm. " . . . can help you make a garden grow, give you a piggyback ride, and take care of you when you're sick." But daddies are goats. I'm not sure either parent was advantaged here.
The mommies pick up as mice. That one had me laughing. " . . . can watch the sun set with you, sew the loose button on your teddy bear, and hold you when you're feeling sad." The daddies are foxes. I roared when I saw that.
In the next section, mommies are elephants. " . . . can take you trick-or-treating, help you give the dog a bath, and play in the park with your rollarblades." Daddies are rabbits. Mommies have the weight edge here.
In the final section, mommies become . . . porcupines. " . . . can read you a bed time story, tuck you in, and kiss you good-night." "But best of all, . . . can give you lots and lots of love!" Guess what daddies are? Crocodiles! Pretty sharp, eh?
However you decide to have fun with this book, it should add a whole new meaning to parenting in your household. Whether you are a mommy or a daddy, I suspect this book will give you the chance to do more things with your children. That's a great gift!
After you finish the book, you might ask your child to discuss what animals other people remind her or him of. You can extend the humor in that way, and also get many interesting insights into how you child sees and thinks about others.
Erase parental stereotypes with a big dose of laughter!
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book for children who have one or both parents.
Comment: My 18-month old loves this book. It accomodates the father which is great since my daughter loves to have her daddy read to her. Additionally it covers a wide variety of activities that parents might engage in with their children. The only thing that struck me funny is that the illustrations for the Daddies version indicate that dads are fancier/do things better. It's not a criticism, just funny. The daddy makes a grand cake, and the mommy is slopping stuff all over the kitchen. In another scene, the daddy is trimming a topiary, and the mommy is hoeing in a corn field. But regardless, a unique book that caters to parents' situations.
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Title: What Grandmas Do Best What Grandpas Do Best by Laura Numeroff Joffe, Lynn Munsinger ISBN: 0689805527 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Chewy Louie by Howie Schneider ISBN: 0873587650 Publisher: Rising Moon Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child ISBN: 0763611883 Publisher: Candlewick Press Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by John Archambault, Bill Jr Martin, Lois Ehlert ISBN: 068983568X Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Sometimes I Wonder If Poodles Like Noodles by Laura Numeroff, Tim Bowers ISBN: 0689851235 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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