Where's My Darling Daughter?

by Mij Kelly, Katharine McEwen (Illustrator)

Poppa Bombola has lost his darling daughter - or so he thinks. Desperately he searches high and low for her around the farm, ignoring the animals who can see that she is, in fact safely ensconced in a sling on his back!

Genres: Picture Books

28 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2005

About the author

What could be more beautiful than the laughter of children? That's why I write. You can find out more about me and my books, and read essays for children - and adults - on imagination and the craft of writing at my website.

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Look out for The Bump, which will be published on 6th October. I wrote it when my daughter was expecting my first grandchild - now four years old and starting school! I was so aware, when I was writing it, of what a journey pregnancy is, and how women throw their all into it to help their babies grow. It seemed to me that the boundless love and hope and courage of the mum-to-be wasn't very often celebrated. So that's what I set out to do. But I've got to say, words aside, Nicholas Allan's illustrations make this book. They're so soft and sweet and funny. He hits just the right note.

Reviews

[S. Pearce · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this last night to my two boys. They really enjoyed pointing to the "hidden" daughter on Papa Bombola's back and screaming "There she is!!!". The verse flows well, although at one or two points the rhythm is a little halting. A fun read which invites interaction. Woul definitely recommend!

[Nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

read this to my daughter...We loved the story!

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Farmer looks all over the farm for his daughter who was on his back the whole time. I'm not spoiling this, because you can see the missing daughter immediately on his back, which makes me think that kids might get bored with this one. I don't know though, haven't tried it with an audience

[Renee' Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a good book. Early on Sophia knew where the daughter was as the illustrator allowed the reader to view the answer.