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ladynovella's review
5.0
This book caught my eye as I was processing new books at work. For one thing - I love dandelions. Sacrilege, I know. I've gotten asked about my favorite flower and I could never give a good enough answer, because while I like lots of flowers there was never a flower that was MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE.
Then I saw a meme online with one image of a rose dramatically dying because the pH in the soil wasn't absolutely perfect, and another image of a dandelion growing out of the sidewalk captioned as "F*** YEAH CONCRETE!" And I realized - dandelions were my favorite! They can live pretty much anywhere, they're the only flowers as a kid that it's okay to pick and give to your mom (and Mom always put them in a cup of water to put on the windowsill), and they're even edible - which will be useful in the impending zombie apocalypse. It also helps that I grew up on a farm and not a snobby HOA-infested subdivision, so we weren't so freaked-out about how the yard looked.
So a picture book about a little girl who makes friends with the weed that her yard-conscious father is meant to utterly destroy - and that the daughter names the dandelion "Charlotte" - oh my heart, this is the best thing in the world! It's not clear if little Sweetie knew that her father was waiting to destroy Charlotte when Sweetie wasn't looking, or if she just wanted to hang out with her friend all the time and that kept Daddy from eradicating his nemesis. But either way, it's a fun book. And all the other dads in the neighborhood FINALLY removed the sticks out of their backsides about the weeds.
Plus, the author's note at the end made me laugh. :D
This will absolutely go into my Storytime rotation. More than that, I need to own this book for myself.
Then I saw a meme online with one image of a rose dramatically dying because the pH in the soil wasn't absolutely perfect, and another image of a dandelion growing out of the sidewalk captioned as "F*** YEAH CONCRETE!" And I realized - dandelions were my favorite! They can live pretty much anywhere, they're the only flowers as a kid that it's okay to pick and give to your mom (and Mom always put them in a cup of water to put on the windowsill), and they're even edible - which will be useful in the impending zombie apocalypse. It also helps that I grew up on a farm and not a snobby HOA-infested subdivision, so we weren't so freaked-out about how the yard looked.
So a picture book about a little girl who makes friends with the weed that her yard-conscious father is meant to utterly destroy - and that the daughter names the dandelion "Charlotte" - oh my heart, this is the best thing in the world! It's not clear if little Sweetie knew that her father was waiting to destroy Charlotte when Sweetie wasn't looking, or if she just wanted to hang out with her friend all the time and that kept Daddy from eradicating his nemesis. But either way, it's a fun book. And all the other dads in the neighborhood FINALLY removed the sticks out of their backsides about the weeds.
Plus, the author's note at the end made me laugh. :D
This will absolutely go into my Storytime rotation. More than that, I need to own this book for myself.
biblioberuthiel's review
I find this difficult to rate. It had me laughing out loud but I feel this is more for adults than kids.
libzesawyer's review
5.0
I love this book. Such a sweet and hilarious story about a father's love for his daughter. Fun spin on suburban dads and their obsession with having the perfect lawn.
kdelreads's review
4.0
Ame Dyckman does it again! Like the lion daddy in this story, I too hate seeing dandelions in my yard. But the little lion cub helps us to see that there can be beauty in everything. I think most parents will totally relate to this book and trying to be sneaky in getting rid of something a child loves. Great book for teaching perspective in a funny, humorous way. Loved the illustrations as well!
tranylle's review
5.0
Super cute book about a dad who wants the perfect lawn, but chooses his daughter's happiness instead.