The Dad Book

Name: The Dad Book
Brand: Gardners Books Ltd
SKU: 9781408374115
Price: 20.0 NZD
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By Forest Xiao

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You made me brave.You made me awake.You made me whole.You made me your DAD.Becoming a dad is a journey like no other. Celebrate the magic of fatherhood with this delightfully relatable, funny and heartfelt book. Packed full of love, The Dad Book perfectly captures the wonder... Read More

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You made me brave.

You made me awake.

You made me whole.

You made me your DAD.

Becoming a dad is a journey like no other. Celebrate the magic of fatherhood with this delightfully relatable, funny and heartfelt book. Packed full of love, The Dad Book perfectly captures the wonder of being a parent.

From Forest Xiao, author of How to Catch an Idea and 2023 graduate of the Cambridge MA in Children's Illustration - shortlisted for the Macmillan Prize, the Sebastian Walker Prize and the Batsford Prize.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781408374115

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 23 April 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Orchard Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 183.0mm

Height: 186.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Forest Xiao is an image maker, storyteller, treasure finder, and new mother. She has lived in China, Germany, USA, UK, and Malaysia, which nourished her open heart and free spirit. She loves connecting with people and hearing stories. Forest aspires to create books that are life-giving, convey a sense of wonder and spark humour.

Forest obtained a BA in Graphic Design at Camberwell College of Art which led her to children's publishing. Then she found a sweet community on the MA in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art. Graduating in 2023, Forest was a runner-up for the Sebastian Walker Prize 2023, highly commended by the 2022 Macmillan Prize for Children's Picture Book Illustration, and shortlisted for the Batsford Prize 2023. Forest was also one of the 2023 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition Winners.

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