My Dad is a Loser

Barry Loser #6.2

by Jim Smith

For all non-loserish dads and their sons. Read this little book to find out why I, Barry Loser, am definitely not at all loserish, even though my dad definitely is. Praise for my other book, I am not a Loser, which is about 8 million times longer than this one: ‘Brilliant’ – My mum ‘Amazing’ – Also my mum

Genres: Childrens, Ebooks, Amazon, Fiction, Comedy, Short Stories

20 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

After graduating with a first class degree in advertising, graphic design and illustration in 1997, Jim Smith was spotted by the owner of a small coffee shop chain and brought in to fill the walls of their flagship store with his paintings.

It was a three month contract; seventeen years later, Jim is head of design at Puccino's Worldwide Ltd, now an international coffee shop franchise with stores in the UK, Europe and Egypt.

In the meantime he's illustrated kids' food packaging for M&S, drawn cartoons on the sides of PJ smoothies, created in-store graphics for Orange phone stores, designed book covers and branded a New York based Iced Tea company.

In 2010, Jim launched the hugely successful Waldo Pancake range of stationery and gift products, now sold in the UK, Australia, Singapore, Europe and the US.

'I am not a Loser' by Barry Loser, the first of a series of children's books 'spellchecked' by Jim, was published in 2012, having already sold rights to nine countries. The sequel, 'I am Still Not a Loser' was the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2013 and declared the funniest book for children aged seven to fourteen.

Jim has now written six Barry Loser books, and numerous short stories. 'Future Ratboy', a spin-off series of books based on Barry's favourite TV star, debuts in July 2015.

Reviews

[Anna (booksandbookends)]

I feel a bit nasty only giving this book one star, but to be fair it was all it deserved. The book is ridiculously short and to be fair, plain boring. In fact, it’s not even mildly enjoyable, admittedly I’m not the audience which the book is intended for but this is not a book I’d want to share with children. A lot of words are spelt phonetically rather than in a grammatically correct manner e.g. “unkeel” instead of uncool. It’s a minor annoyance but when added up with all the other little nuances, it just doesn’t make for an enjoyable read.

The plot to the story is practically non-existent. I don’t say that lightly, it truly is a book of nothing. It’s boring, quite dull and it’s only redeeming feature is the illustrations which are quite enjoyable. I’m extremely glad that it’s a free book on Amazon and I have no intentions of either buying a physical copy of the book or ever reading it again. There are plenty more books out there which are far more suitable for younger children that they will derive a lot more pleasure from!

Did not enjoy reading this at all. Not sure what the practical usage of this book is with children though it is mildly entertaining. Definitely not a book you might wish to revisit after reading once.

[Donna Maguire]

A very brief children's story - this one has quite a few images to help tell the tale but it doesn't really go anyway - not one for me sadly.

[Rachel]

This book is a (very) short tease of the type of shenanigans a reader can expect from the Barry Loser book series. It was my first look at the series and though I was only mildly entertained, I think the target audience of 5-10 year olds might be more amused.
In this quick read, Barry's dad tries to show Barry he has good taste in superheroes, but Barry is not impressed. He does however leave quite an impression on the loft roof!
Free in the UK Kindle store, so can't complain really. I am going to check out other books at some point just to explore the popularity of this series.

[Vikas]

Very short e-Book just a promotion of the actual book .. but its not good even in a small scene. Didn't like it at all. May be that's because I am not a kid for whome the book would be targetted.

I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I can. I Love comics to bit, may comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and then just Keep on Reading.

[Baz Leone]

Pointless drivel, I'm not sure if this is aimed at the adult, YA or child market but either way it's not worth wasting time with, there's no substance to it, you can find more amusing tales in a Christmas cracker.

[Danielius (Debesyla)]

Reminder to myself: Do not read free books on Google Books.

Seriously. There is nothing more to add to this.

[Alice buckingham]

My dad is a loser

This book is really funny I recommend this for people who have a sense of humor p.s dads defernetly don't read it!☺

[Wendy]

cute but not funny

[Emmy]

Just wasn't feeling it and I hate giving books one star but I just didn't click with it. U may though and its good for your reading challenge as its short.

[tessa pennoyer]

How good it was

I think this book is HILARIOUS and silly the dad is so dumb he almost reminds me of my dad

[anakdenesor]

It is a funny story about son and father, doing silly things to each other. However, I don't think the title is appropriate to use the word loser. It's kinda harsh.

[Ruth Cundy]

This book is ok, It's quite short but doesn't make me want to read any other longer books. I wouldn't recommend it to any of mu nieces or nephews either. Ok book but that's all

[Ashley]

stupid, wouldn't even recommend for children

[B Stewart]

Recommended for you

It was good it had a lot of action..... it was a bit to easy for me though I would recommend the book for 8 -9 years

[Ilse]

I just don't know what to think of these stories but in some very weird way they are quite funny. and since I read my mum is a loser I was like why not read my dad is a loser too. So keel.

[Ryan Ovbiebo]

So short

I expected more pages though it is a good book. It was kind of boring because it was extremely short

[Jojane street]

RUBBISH

BECAUSE it was RUBBISH
It looked funny
It was OK and a bit boring
I rated it 3because it was fun

[Sophie Newberry]

i loved it

[Holly Letson]

2.5*
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The punctuation in this is terrible. There are no quote-marks around dialogue. There are no apostrophes in contractions. That is really distracting for me. It pulls away from the story.

The story itself is so-so. The child, Barry, is obsessed with Ratman and Ratman memorbilia and action figures. His Dad tries to show him some old-school action figures from his youth to distract Barry from Ratman. It doesn't really work.

[Alannah Clarke]

A very cute children's book which is available for free for the kindle. I have to say that I thought the drawings in this book were so cute. Overall, it's a quick and easy read that is sure to keep the attention of any young child and keep them entertained for a while.

[arun jain]

It's not according to the title.

It's just ok for spelling learners it is too small. I took just a minute to read it but drawings are ok. But then to not better than diary of a wimpy kid and not keepers also like that.
Especially for Ben

[M L PEREZ]

It was amazing I loved it it was funny when Barney losers dad fell through the selling.

I chose this book because I Love Barry loser books
I gave it this rating because its short funny and free
I love Barry loser.

[Claudette]

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[Jo]

Perfect for the kiddies.

[Zoe]

My little boy loved this x

[Serena Liu]

It was okay, downloaded it because it's free, but didn't quite understand the story. But I think young children might like this book.

[Makila]

slightly funny but didnt feel as though i read a book more like a short comic strip in back of a paper

[Leann Dejesus]

It is alsome

[K. Taylor]

Actually made me laugh and I can imagine it would be highly funny if I were 7.

[Shawn Holtum]

Funny little book!