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My Dad Is Brilliant
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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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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
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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