Side By Side. A Celebration Of Dads (CHILDRENS BOOKS) - Hardcover

"A perfect read-aloud... The energetic presentations offer up ebullient joy... Show the warm love... Rain or shine, indoors or out, the pictures of the pairs circle and support this close bond with splashing colors in every shade of happy."-Booklist Online "Spare text blends with trios of jaunty watercolor tableaux showing various dads interacting with their children. They engaging in imaginary play and practical partnerships, such as queen and jester, horse and rider, engine and railcar, crane and cargo, all conducted "side by side". One special spread shows "Learner" dad in a beret, all tangled as he attempts to mimic his "Teacher" daughter, who instructs him on jumping rope. Raschka amazes by conveying profound emotion in a simple, unpretentious way. VERDICT: The two-time Caldecott medalist again delivers "awws" with this festival of fathers. Perfect for one-on-one sharing, side by side."-School Library Journal, Starred review "A heartfelt and playful ode to the father-child relationship."-Absolutely Mama "Raschka amazes by conveying profound emotion in a simple, unpretentious way."-School Library Journal "Readers will have no doubt as to the emotions of the characters, and they are sure to find both mirrors of their own play as well as ideas for new ways to interact with their grown-ups. Parents and children will seek out some side-by-side time after sharing this."-Kirkus Reviews "Rhythmic and soothing... Joyous, imaginative play and affectionate closeness [is] depicted in Raschka's relaxed, gestural watercolors."-Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast "A book that is full of action, full of joy, full of delight, with bold pictures of an endless variety of dads and their children spending time together. It's the ideal gift book, but it's also a story that should be celebrated, the stories of the wonders of kids and their dads. I can't recommend this book enough."-Readerbuzz "Having been a father, and now a put-'em-on-my-back-and-charge-up-and-down-the-stairs grandpa, I am a sucker for this touching book. It makes me smile, smile, and smile."-Richie Partington "A very sweet and lovely picture book that celebrates the relationship between fathers and children... We see the different roles that dad and child play as they go through childhood, such as horse and rider, mountain and climber, boat and captain - and doing all of these things side by side. There is a mix of ethnicities in the different dad/child pairs throughout the book, and the diversity feels natural and real."-BookRiot "A perfect gift for Father's Day, or any occasion that celebrates dads. This could also be a good prompt for writing and drawing about one's own father."-A Kids Book a Day

King and Jester, Boat and Captain, Mountain and Climber... fathers and children are all of these things and more in Chris Raschka’s tribute to this familial pair. Each stanza presents three scenarios in which the father and child’s roles are subtly balanced. The pairs vary between stanzas, coming together in a visit to an ice-cream truck. With minimal text and maximum emotion, the book encapsulates Raschka’s own passion and nostalgia for being a father to his [now-grown] son.