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The Dressing-Up Dad

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The Dressing-Up Dad by Maudie Smith (, Bath, England) and Paul Howard (, Belfast, Northern Ireland)

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By Maudie Smith (, Bath, England) and Paul Howard (, Belfast, Northern Ireland)

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27 reviews

Danny LOVES dressing up. So does Danny’s DAD! Whether it is pirates at a party or superheroes in the supermarket, they’ll dress up anywhere, at any time, whatever the occasion. A brilliantly funny and uplifting celebration of dads and the importance of being yourself! Perfect for kids aged 2+, this gorgeously illustrated picture book from the much loved illustrator of The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark is the perfect gift to share on Father’s Day!

Reviews

06 Aug 2025

When he dressed up as a giant caterpillar.

23 Jul 2024

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He was silly

13 Sep 2023

I love Danny's Dad and how he loves to dress up. I love dressing up too. I wish my Dad could dress up.

07 Aug 2023

The book was a good read, i found it funny

04 Sep 2022

It is funny dad story

15 Aug 2022

I liked his costumes

04 Aug 2022

I liked this book. I liked when the Dad was chasing all the kids when he was dressed as a giant caterpillar. It was nice that by the end of the book Danny and his Dad were dressing up together again. I would recommend this book to other kids.

25 Jul 2022

Book had lots of fun costumes and was fun!

08 Sep 2021

It was good

31 Aug 2021

i liked it as he dressed up at home and used a vacuum cleaner when he was a dragon, dad was very good at dressing up and couldn't decide what to be for Danny's birthday.
Dad is sad when he can't dress up.
They are funny when they dress up as super hero's in the supermarket and also its funny when the dog dresses up as a lady bird at the end.

26 Aug 2021

It is about dressing up

22 Aug 2021

The dad was wearing costumes and then was a normal dad. I preferred when he was a normal dad.

20 Aug 2021

I think this Dad is so cool! This book taught me that you should live your Daddy's because they do funny things and we shouldn't try to change them.

18 Aug 2021

I thought this book was funny because the daddy, his son and his dog always dressed up as different things.
This book was fictional, I liked the daddy the best because he always wanted to make his son smile. I especially liked the part when he dressed up as the hungry caterpillar as his Son's birthday party.

I would recommend this book

16 Aug 2021

Nice book about a little boy Danny and his super dad who loved dressing up! :)

10 Aug 2021

I like this because the boys dad is really fun

07 Aug 2021

It was really nice

05 Aug 2020

I loved it when dad dressed up as a superhero at the end.

29 Jul 2020

It’s a good story. It’s about a boy and his dad. The boy was having a party. It was a bugs one. The dad was dressing up with Danny the boy. They loved dressing up. Sometimes I like dressing up. My daddy doesn’t.

03 Sep 2019

I love costumes and I think this book is funny

31 Aug 2018

I don't think I would like a Dad who did dressing up so much but I like the boy's costumes.

01 Sep 2017

The story is funny

30 Aug 2017

its about a dad who really love dressing up.

15 Aug 2017

It was funny when the dog was dressed up too.

14 Aug 2017

I like it because it was about fun.

09 Aug 2017

I liked it when the dad dressed up the in caterpillar

08 Aug 2017

The dad dresses up. But his son wants him to be ordinary.

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