Made For Me
Illustrator: Gregorio De Lauretis
Publisher: Familius, 2019
ISBN: 978-1641702003
Reading Level: 3 to 5 Years
I Gave This Book 5 Roars!🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁
Illustrations: The illustrations are a big part of what makes this book so interesting.
Main Characters: A father and his child
Plot: A father explains why is child is special.
Settings: The home of the father and child.
Genre/Theme/Style: Fatherhood, Father's Day, Parenting, New Father, Board Book
Plot: A father explains why is child is special.
Settings: The home of the father and child.
Genre/Theme/Style: Fatherhood, Father's Day, Parenting, New Father, Board Book
I Gave This Book 5 Roars!🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁
Why 5 Roars? This is such a sweet book! It teaches about the love of a father for his child. The father in the illustrations is shown as a big guy and the baby is so tiny. Even so, the father is completely enthralled with his new baby.
Critical Analysis:
The book is a great example of how love knows no boundaries. A very manly, man is depicted as being overjoyed with his child. His concern for his child is all that seems to matter to this father. There is also a version of this book in Spanish.
"A giant hulk of a man describes his emotions as his
child captures his heart. "On the day you were born, I beamed with pride.
/ My eyes filled with tears. I joyfully cried. / From the moment I saw you and
called out your name, / the world as I knew it was never the same." The
rest of the book proceeds to demonstrate just how thoroughly this tot has their
father wrapped around their finger and shows the dad lovingly caring for his
growing child's every need: bottles, diapers, soothing, tickling, feeding, bathing,
playing, reading, and exploring the world. While the rhyme and rhythm aren't
always spot-on and one illustration depicts a crib instead of the cradle
referred to in the text, there is no denying the appeal of this father-child
pair, as their bond is more than apparent. The dichotomy between the tiny
redheaded tot and the giant lumberjack-look-alike dad—red plaid shirt, blue
jeans, full red beard and mustache, and tiny head perched atop a round body
with tree-trunk forearms—both white, adds to the sweet sentimentality
(sometimes slipping into saccharine) of this book. While young children may
relish the opportunity to use this as a springboard for hearing about their own
babyhoods with their dads, new fathers are just as likely an audience, the
sweet refrain—"Of all the children that ever could be, / you are the one
made just for me"—tugging at heartstrings.
New dads will eat this up.
~~ Kirkus Reviews
Illustrations: The illustrations are a big part of what makes this book so interesting.
"This tremendously sweet book will fill every empty
space it finds. Love and a sense of belonging flow on every rhythmic word like
a cool brook satisfies on a warm summer day. Illustrations by De Lauretis bring
this loving father's heart into full vivid view. It's simply delightful. The
stamp on the inside cover is a very special touch."
~~ Midwest Book Review
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