My Father Knows the Names of Things
by
Jane Yolen & Stephane Jorisch
Order:
USA
Can
Simon & Schuster, 2010 (2010)
Hardcover
Reviewed by Bob Walch
C
hildren four years of age and older will delight in this story about a dad who knows just about everything.
'
My father knows the names of things. Each bird that sings, their nicknames, too,
' explains the little boy telling this story. '
He knows the names of dogs and cheese and seven words that all mean blue.
'
T
he rhyming text goes on to list all the things this exceptional father can identify. These items range from
mosses
which are the
fuzziest
to
insects
that are the
buzziest
. No matter whether it's fish, planets, human bones, flowers or cats, this boy's special dad points out everything they see and teaches all the names to him.
I
t is not unusual to discover that a youngster believes his father knows everything. This picture book with its adorable illustrations just confirms the fact that the
old man
is a virtual, fountain of wisdom!
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