Because Your Daddy Loves You

A remarkably patient father responds to each of his daughter's requests and crises - waking up from a nightmare, losing a shoe (underneath the bed), running out of energy on a beach-side walk - with understanding, and a can-do problem-solving attitude, in this sweet tribute to daddies everywhere. Rather than hurrying her along, when she lags behind, or scolding her, when she gets ice-cream all over herself, this daddy quietly sets out to solve the problem. Why? Because he loves her...

Chosen as one of our June selections, over in The Picture-Book Club to which I belong, Because Your Daddy Loves You is one of those books that, on the surface, seems like a complete charmer. A positive father-daughter relationship? Check! Cute-as-a-button show more illustrations? Check! I liked that the father depicted here was a little dumpy, and the child a little scruffy - they looked like real people. Sadly, they didn't feel like real people, mostly because I had difficulty imagining any parent being this patient. I finished the book with qualms, not just about its general lack of realism, but about the idea, communicated in the final sentence, that daddies are this patient because they love their children. Sometimes parents get impatient, and with good reason! Surely they love their children too? In the end, I found this one just a little too treacly for my taste... show less

Reaction: I think the author beautifully brings to light how patience and love are great gifts parents can give their children.The illustrations are beautiful. Alley conveys love and warmth with her paint color and style. And the little girl's expressions are just adorable, makes the reader understand why Daddy is so patient with her precious daughter.

This is cute but i think it would be kinda odd to read in a class. Like it is super cute to a kid if their dad is reading it. I think the other issue is that not all kids have dads and that could pose some tension in the classroom.

HUH?! No daddy is as infinitely patient as the one in this book! What, a daddy who says You should put things where they belong" or "Now look what you've done" doesn't love you?! Do *not* buy this until you've read a copy from the library, ferpeetsake.


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Even when you mess up, Dad stays calm and makes it all better. Great book about a father and daughter.

Because even when you mess up your Dad will stay calm and makes it all better. Great book about a father and daughter.

This book is about a little girl who does mistakes, has nightmares, loses things, gets ice creme all over herself, but her dad continues to have so much patients with her because he loves her.

Age: 3-6
Source: Pierce College library