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Time for Bed, Daddy
‘Come on, Daddy, it’s time for bed.’
‘But I’m not tired,’ says Daddy.
How can a little girl put her daddy to bed when he doesn’t want to go? In every household with children, from the moment that bedtime is announced until the light is finally switched off, bedtime is full of fun and frustration, puns and procrastination. From getting in the bath and putting on PJs to brushing teeth and reading a story, Time for Bed, Daddy flips the fun on bedtime, celebrating the special relationship that fathers share with their children.
‘But I’m not tired,’ says Daddy.
How can a little girl put her daddy to bed when he doesn’t want to go? In every household with children, from the moment that bedtime is announced until the light is finally switched off, bedtime is full of fun and frustration, puns and procrastination. From getting in the bath and putting on PJs to brushing teeth and reading a story, Time for Bed, Daddy flips the fun on bedtime, celebrating the special relationship that fathers share with their children.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published August 1, 2015
About the author
Dave Hackett
25 books6 followersDave Hackett (Cartoon Dave) is currently seen each week on Channel Eleven’s Toasted TV and Channel Seven’s It’s Academic.
Dave has presented to over 130,000 children in schools and libraries, and has been a popular speaker at numerous teacher/librarian conferences and literature festivals across the country. He has written six instructional cartooning books and is also the creator of the UFO – Unavoidable Family Outing novel series (all three books included in the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge): Sumo Granny Smackdown; Norman Enormous; and Hamilton’s Handstand. He also recently co-created The Bum Book.
Dave has presented to over 130,000 children in schools and libraries, and has been a popular speaker at numerous teacher/librarian conferences and literature festivals across the country. He has written six instructional cartooning books and is also the creator of the UFO – Unavoidable Family Outing novel series (all three books included in the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge): Sumo Granny Smackdown; Norman Enormous; and Hamilton’s Handstand. He also recently co-created The Bum Book.
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December 23, 2015
This book puts a twist on the topic of getting children into bed at night. In this fun picture book it is the child trying to get Daddy into bed and Daddy making the excuses. No doubt nearly all parents have heard, at some stage or another, the excuses Daddy comes out with for not wanting to go to bed. Excuses like ‘But I’m not tired’ or ‘I’m still playing’ through to the bath and cleaning teeth exercises, before we get anywhere near the bedroom. Then come the excuses in the bedroom for not being ready to go to sleep.
Author and illustrator Dave Hackett says the story eventuated from one made up for his daughter when she was four or five and embellished over time. The cartoon like illustrations are colourful and suit the mood of the text. You feel the exasperation but mostly feel the love underpinning the rituals in this bedtime exchange. I think this is one that parents and children will find humorous. An enjoyable read
Author and illustrator Dave Hackett says the story eventuated from one made up for his daughter when she was four or five and embellished over time. The cartoon like illustrations are colourful and suit the mood of the text. You feel the exasperation but mostly feel the love underpinning the rituals in this bedtime exchange. I think this is one that parents and children will find humorous. An enjoyable read
February 19, 2021
Bu sıralar kendimi çocuk kitaplarına kaptırdığımın farkındayım fakat sizce de bazen bu tarz eserler okumak iyi olmuyor mu? :)
Açıkçası yeğenim doğduğundan beri eskisinden de fazla ilgimi çekiyor çocuk kitapları ve okudukça da her yerde fikirlerimi paylaşıyorum ki benim gibi alışveriş yapmadan araştıran insanlara faydam olsun.
Bu eseri şans eseri gördüm ve yeğenimin de çok seveceğini düşünerek hemen alıp okudum. Özellikle uyku saatleri geldiğinde çocukların uykuları olduğu halde uykuya direndiğini ve sizinle daha da fazla zaman geçirmek oyunlar oynamak istediklerini gözlemlemişsinizdir. Bu kitap aslında bir çocuk kitabından öte size güzel de bir oyun fikri veriyor bence. Neden bu akşam siz değil de çocuğunuz sizi uykuya hazırlamasın? Bence böyle şirin bir rol değişikliği teklifine her çocuk çok sevinecek ve bunu hemen yapmak isteyecektir.
Yazar ve illüstratör Dave Hackett, hikayeyi kızı dört ya da beş yaşındayken uydurduğunu ve zamanla şekillenerek bu hale geldiğini söylüyor.
Eserin fikrini gerçekten çok sevdim ve karikatürist biri olarak çizimleri de şahaneydi. Gönül rahatlığıyla çocuğunuza alabilirsiniz.
Açıkçası yeğenim doğduğundan beri eskisinden de fazla ilgimi çekiyor çocuk kitapları ve okudukça da her yerde fikirlerimi paylaşıyorum ki benim gibi alışveriş yapmadan araştıran insanlara faydam olsun.
Bu eseri şans eseri gördüm ve yeğenimin de çok seveceğini düşünerek hemen alıp okudum. Özellikle uyku saatleri geldiğinde çocukların uykuları olduğu halde uykuya direndiğini ve sizinle daha da fazla zaman geçirmek oyunlar oynamak istediklerini gözlemlemişsinizdir. Bu kitap aslında bir çocuk kitabından öte size güzel de bir oyun fikri veriyor bence. Neden bu akşam siz değil de çocuğunuz sizi uykuya hazırlamasın? Bence böyle şirin bir rol değişikliği teklifine her çocuk çok sevinecek ve bunu hemen yapmak isteyecektir.
Yazar ve illüstratör Dave Hackett, hikayeyi kızı dört ya da beş yaşındayken uydurduğunu ve zamanla şekillenerek bu hale geldiğini söylüyor.
Eserin fikrini gerçekten çok sevdim ve karikatürist biri olarak çizimleri de şahaneydi. Gönül rahatlığıyla çocuğunuza alabilirsiniz.
August 27, 2015
This review appears in www.buzzwordsmagazine.com.
Time for Bed, Daddy is a humorous, fun filled picture book that turns the traditional bedtime routine on its head. Bright cartoon-like images and visual jokes follow a likeable and patient little girl with the monumental task of persuading her reluctant Daddy to -- go to bed!
Parents will smile knowingly as this resourceful little girl uses every trick in the book to coax Daddy through the nightly bedtime routine with bubble bath, jokes and horsey rides. Finally, there is a quick monster check under the bed, a story to be read and a bedtime song to be sung. But, just as the little girl thinks the job is complete, Daddy appears, and he’s out-of-bed!
This delightful story celebrates the special bond between dads and their kids and will appeal to both children and adults alike. Young children will love the role reversal aspect of the story and will no doubt be inspired to act out the story (which happened in my household with hilarious results).
Time for bed, Daddy is both written and illustrated by Dave Hackett (Cartoon Dave). Dave has appeared on Australian children’s television and is a popular speaker at conferences and literature festivals across the country. For more information visit: www.cartoondave.com
Time for Bed, Daddy is a humorous, fun filled picture book that turns the traditional bedtime routine on its head. Bright cartoon-like images and visual jokes follow a likeable and patient little girl with the monumental task of persuading her reluctant Daddy to -- go to bed!
Parents will smile knowingly as this resourceful little girl uses every trick in the book to coax Daddy through the nightly bedtime routine with bubble bath, jokes and horsey rides. Finally, there is a quick monster check under the bed, a story to be read and a bedtime song to be sung. But, just as the little girl thinks the job is complete, Daddy appears, and he’s out-of-bed!
This delightful story celebrates the special bond between dads and their kids and will appeal to both children and adults alike. Young children will love the role reversal aspect of the story and will no doubt be inspired to act out the story (which happened in my household with hilarious results).
Time for bed, Daddy is both written and illustrated by Dave Hackett (Cartoon Dave). Dave has appeared on Australian children’s television and is a popular speaker at conferences and literature festivals across the country. For more information visit: www.cartoondave.com
July 12, 2020
Nice flipping of a ritual every parents goes though with the kids. Let see how it goes with the roles reversed.
April 17, 2016
I really enjoyed this picture book for another of reasons. The first being the obvious role reversal that just highlights the special relationship kids have with their fathers.Unlike most nights where it would be the child saying their not tired and fighting bedtime, it's the main characters Father in this book who won't go to bed and uses every excuse under the sun to stay up a bit longer. Not fooled in the slightest and unsatisfied with his reasoning, his daughter walks him through the night-time routine of brushing his teeth,going to the toilet, having a shower and putting on his pj's, monster checks and getting into bed before a bedtime story is read. It's simplistic and quirky and it just works because its something so relate-able. Every child has said their not tried at some stage and used every conceivable trick in the book to try and stay up later or prolong the night-time ritual. And every parent has experienced and dealt with it.
My second reasoning for loving this book, is that fact that the child in this book is a young girl. Traditional gender roles place Mother's day books with Mums and their daughters and Father's day books with Fathers and their sons and this book turns that too on its head. I know there's probably more than one out there, but as one of four daughters and no sons in my immediate family, it seems like ALL the father's day books focus on a father and son relationship doing 'manly/boyish' things. For this reason alone, I loved this book for breaking down that barrier. After all, a father is a daughter's first love.
Finally the bright, basic and almost cartoon-ish illustrations with bold black lines really bring the reader straight into the story and are easily accessible. There's lots of white space allowing for the reader, regardless of their age, to impose their own houses and family members into the book, while maintaining a focus on the text and what's really happening here. It's the simplistic, but humours, combination of text and illustration that gives this book a huge dose of love, laughter and family memories that makes it both a great bed time story (I guarantee your kids will want to try this out for themselves one night!) but also a fantastic Father's Day gift.
This review was originally posted over at The Never Ending Bookshelf on 32st August 2015 and can be found here: http://wp.me/p3yY1u-G3
My second reasoning for loving this book, is that fact that the child in this book is a young girl. Traditional gender roles place Mother's day books with Mums and their daughters and Father's day books with Fathers and their sons and this book turns that too on its head. I know there's probably more than one out there, but as one of four daughters and no sons in my immediate family, it seems like ALL the father's day books focus on a father and son relationship doing 'manly/boyish' things. For this reason alone, I loved this book for breaking down that barrier. After all, a father is a daughter's first love.
Finally the bright, basic and almost cartoon-ish illustrations with bold black lines really bring the reader straight into the story and are easily accessible. There's lots of white space allowing for the reader, regardless of their age, to impose their own houses and family members into the book, while maintaining a focus on the text and what's really happening here. It's the simplistic, but humours, combination of text and illustration that gives this book a huge dose of love, laughter and family memories that makes it both a great bed time story (I guarantee your kids will want to try this out for themselves one night!) but also a fantastic Father's Day gift.
This review was originally posted over at The Never Ending Bookshelf on 32st August 2015 and can be found here: http://wp.me/p3yY1u-G3
July 5, 2016
A clever role reversal story about a dad who doesn't want to go to bed, this story had my daughter in stitches! Ver cleverly written and the illustrations are fun and vibrant.
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