Dad By My Side

I'm a professional writer, so I get picky about children's books. This one has the most magical, loving, sweet pictures, and the writing is simple enough to let the pictures shine. My partner (who is male) commented on the fact that there are tons of mother books that are wonderful, but not many good father books (and a lot of them seem to reinforce weird or creepy notions of gender). We had the Nelly Gnu and Daddy Too one, which is very sweet and which my partner would read all the time to my daughters, and also a Daddy Hugs board book, but that was about it. So I did a bunch of research and found three daddy-daughter books for my girls to give my partner. I also like the Eric Carle one about Papa and the moon because of the whimsical drawings (though the storytelling feels a little light), but I think this is my favorite. It gets at some beautiful thing at the heart of fatherhood, and it's not afraid to show a dad looking a little less masculine and tough in order to love his daughter. It teaches my daughters an important lesson in gender as well as father stuff.

Wonderful book describing the relationship between a father and his child. As a single father this brought tears to my eyes. My daughter loves this book and it is so precious to hear her say the title in her squeaky two year old voice. I saw this in a bookstore and regretted not getting it; I was so happy I found it here!

I supposedly got this for my 3 y/o daughter, and she does like it, but the truth is I’ve been captivated by this artist’s father-daughter paintings since I first stumbled onto them online a couple years ago. It’s a great reminder for us dads that you’re not less of man because you learn how to braid her hair or sew her doll a new dress or whatever, you’re MORE of a man for doing these things for her - especially in your little girl’s eyes. Highly recommended for any guy with a young daughter (or one on the way!)

I love it the illitrations are perfect and dead on accurate. I love the book as well. I plan to write a note to my daughter so she can re visit the book when she is older. Thank you to the author for making such a fantastic book and art work. I could not recommend this book more! 10 out of 10! If you are a "big" or hairy dad this book is for you and your baby girl. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Ever notice how few Dad books there are? We bought a series of books (how to babysit grandma, babysit grandpa, raise a mother) but there wasn't a good Dad version. (the dad book in the series is How to surprise Dad) This was the closest I could find to fit the other 3 books. It's a cute book with pretty illustrations but I wish the illustrations of the Dad were a little more mainstream. Which is why it only gets 4 stars. I should add too, the book is lost on toddlers. I'm thinking it's for the over 3 or 4 crowd because it doesn't hold the attention of a 2 year old.

I bought this book for my daughter and we absolutely love it! Is a tender and beautiful book. It's now our special ritual from time to time, we've read it together like 100 times now!

I purchased this for my husband for Father’s Day (“from” our 2 year old daughter), as he does bedtime stories with her every night, and he absolutely loved it. He said he teared up after reading it to her the first time. My daughter loved it so much that she demanded he read it two more times (and now she demands he read it every night). It’s a sweet book with beautiful illustrations.

I have loved the print of the father and daughter cooking and have wanted a print of it for a while now. It reminds me of my dad and me. My dad passed a week before Christmas 2020 and then I just needed the print. ASAP. It’s only in this book. I am a mess every time I read this book because it’s so wonderful. I am so happy that I bought it. I will treasure it. Thank you Soosh! You have captured a loving father-daughter relationship that is very much so like my own.

Alla festa del papà ho sorpreso il mio compagno con questo libro. Ne avevo visti e letti altri ma non mi convincevano ma questo lo trovo di una bellezza e dolcezza incredibile ed è diventato subito uno dei libri preferiti della mia piccola di 2 anni che almeno ogni giorno lo apre e vuole che glielo si legga. le immagini hanno colori tenui,poco testo ma i disegni sono ricchi di significato e veramente emozionanti. Il papà è raffigurato come un grande gigante, dolce, buffo e nonostante la sua stazza è dolce e delicato nei movimenti e attento alla sua piccola. quante risate che ci facciamo nel leggerlo quando fa lo chef con la sua piccola o quando le cucisce l'abito o quando l'hula hoop rimane incastrato nel suo girovita - è così bello che non si vuole mai arrivare alla fine! STRACONSIGLIATO!

Love the illustration the pictures are adorable . Bought it for my niece . Her dad does look like the drawings in the book.

Absolutely the sweetest parent-child relationship book I've seen in a while. Soosh's refreshing art and simple yet powerful message is heartwarming without being treacle.

Compre este libro para regalar en el dia del padre. Ilustraciones preciosas que hablan por sí solas. No es un cuento como tal sino la representacion de escenas tiernas entre un padre y una hija con bonitas frases que las describen. Una sola cosa negativa, no existe la version española, solo esta en inglés, italiano, alemán y francés. Por lo demás una joya.

I had to share with you this find. I got it for Sophia and Daddy as a Christmas present. I try not to buy new things. But this was must! Book full of love, fun and mischief. It made me feel sad that I do not have daddy by my side. It is lovely to see message from the author. She spilled her soul on this pages. I am glad that her creativity supported her in times of her sadness.