Biscuit Loves Father's Day

Biscuit

by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, Pat Schories (Illustrator), Mary O'Keefe Young (Illustrator)

Father's Day is a great time to show Dad how much we love him. Unfold the big flaps and join Biscuit for fun times with Dad -- exploring, playing, and sharing.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Holiday

20 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2004

About the author

Alyssa Satin Capucilli was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1957. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, and pursued her interest in dance, becoming a professional dancer and dance instructor. Though Capucilli had written stories, poems, and even puppet shows as a child, she didn't consider a career as a writer until after her own two children were born. To this day she sees herself as both a dancer and a writer, and the two professions complement each other nicely: dancing is, in her words, “telling stories in another way,” and readers of her children's books can attest to the rhythm of her language. Since 1994, she has written more than 15 books for children, and her work has been translated into French, Hebrew, Afrikaans, Greek, and Bulgarian.

Capucilli lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, with her husband and children. They have a chocolate Labrador retriever named Huckleberry, who likes to watch the author at work.

Reviews

[Rod Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dad takes the little girl and Biscuit for a hike on Father's Day. A couple of times, I get the impression he would rather have gone alone and perhaps got railroaded into taking the girl by Mom, who was looking to turn this into Mother Day: The Sequel with a little alone time for herself.

[Adam · Rating 5 out of 5]

(read aloud by himself at 5yo, no words missed)

[Mandy J. Hoffman · Rating 4 out of 5]

MY REVIEW:

This is another cute book in the series about a little girl and her dog named Biscuit. The theme of this book - as the title says! - is about Father's Day. It's a simple, yet very sweet, storyline that is wonderful for helping young children understand what Father's Day is all about. As usual, Biscuit will keep their attention with his cute antics. My kids enjoyed this short story with the interactive flaps that show more action on each page. It's a cute book to borrow or own and to read each year just before Father's Day.