My Dad
by Anthony Browne
A young boy proudly describes his father (a big, friendly, unshaven dad, sporting an old dressing gown). His dad can jump over the moon, wrestle with giants, swim like a fish - in fact, in the little boy's eyes, he can do almost anything!
Anthony Browne's children's books always offer huge possibilities for letting one's imagination run wild. In this deceptively simple picture book, he has used stunning artwork and simple text to create a touching and humorous celebration of the relationship between father and son.
Publisher: Corgi Children's
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Anthony Browne
Children's Laureate 2009-2011
Anthony Browne is an internationally acclaimed author and illustrator of children's books with over forty titles to his name including Gorilla and Willy the Wimp. He was born in Yorkshire and studied graphic arts at Leeds Art College, working as a medical illustrator and an illustrator of greetings cards before his first book was published in 1976. He has gone on to win numerous awards including the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.Anthony was the Children's Laureate 2009-2011 and used his time in the post to raise the profile of picture books and picture book illustration, as well as the value of supporting children's creativity and imagination.
http://www.childrenslaureate.org.uk
Anthony Browne
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