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My Dad Is Brilliant

By Nick Butterworth
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My Dad Is Brilliant by Nick Butterworth is a delightful and heartwarming children's book that celebrates the admiration a child has for their father. Through vibrant illustrations and simple text, it captures the various ways a dad can be amazing, from being playful and fun to reassuring and wise, depicting the perfect superhero through a child's eyes. It's a charming tribute to dads everywhere, seen through the loving lens of childhood.
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You might enjoy this delightful and heartwarming children's book if you appreciate stories that celebrate the special bond between a father and child. With charming illustrations and engaging content, it offers young readers a comforting and entertaining exploration of the various ways a father can be brilliant.

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A joyous, charmingly illustrated celebration of fathers everywhere.

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A joyous, charmingly illustrated celebration of fathers everywhere.

This dad is, quite simply, brilliant! He's as strong as a gorilla, fantastic on roller skates, and can sing like a pop star! And not only all that, but he's a dab hand at cooking too!

Find out what else he can do in this colourful book that positively bursts over with appreciation for pas ... everyone's dad is brilliant at something!

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My Dad Is Brilliant is a timeless classic that is now available in a durable board book format, perfect for young readers. It is a joyful celebration of fathers, providing a humorous and heartwarming narrative that children will delight in and relate to when thinking about their own dads' brilliance.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781406371666

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd

Format: Board book

Date Published: 05 May 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Walker Books Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Nick Butterworth

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 26

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About the Author

Nick Butterworth is a British children's author/illustrator who has sold more than 17 million books. Nick's many children's books include My Dad Is Brilliant, My Mum Is Fantastic, My Grandpa Is Amazing, The Whisperer, a series about Percy the Park Keeper and two books about Q Pootle 5. He is a founding partner, with his son Ben, of Snapper Productions. Nick has two grown-up children, and lives with his wife in Essex.

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