Daddy-Sitting, written by Eve Coy, reviewed by Klaudia Janek

Student Reviewer: Saleh M.
Summary: A children’s picture book in which the roles between a daddy and daughter are reversed, but through the eyes of the child. The daughter describes how she “babysits” her daddy and the special things she needs to do to take care of her father. She says daddy likes to get up early (we all know that the kids are the first ones up!). She makes him breakfast, they go for a walk, swimming, do errands around the house and go grocery shopping. Throughout the book, she writes that sometimes she can’t be there for her daddy and cannot be watching him every minute (because the daughter fell asleep from a long day), and in those moments daddy needs to take care of himself.

Straight Talk for Librarians: This is a beautiful book with illustrations painted in watercolor. There is a modern Scandavian vibe going on in some of the clothing and colors chosen for the illustrations. They are earthy and soft. Parents will enjoy this story of role reversal and it allows the reader to see the day through a child’s eyes. The story is filled with love and you can tell the little girls loves to spend her days with her dad. It’s so adorable. The daughter has a very vivid imagination and thinks that maybe her dad can be an astronaut, lion tamer or famous chocolate maker. This is a great purchase for any school library and will leave readers with the warm fuzzies.