SuperDad's Day Off

by Phil Earle

Stanley's dad is tired... It's hard work being a SUPERHERO.. He needs DAY OFF!

96 pages, Paperback

Published April 15, 2017

About the author

Phil was born in Hull in 1974, and he studied English and Drama at Hull University. He worked for a year as a carer in a children’s home, then after training as a drama therapist, he worked in a therapeutic community in London, which cared for multiply abused adolescents. Then, changing tack completely, he chose a marginally more sedate life as a children’s bookseller. It was here that he developed an obsession for kid’s literature, in particular, young adult fiction.

After three years at Ottakar’s, he became a sales rep, and then a key account manager for Transworld/Random House, and is now sales director at Simon and Schuster Children’s Books.

Phil lives in South East London with his wife and three young children.

Reviews

[I _teach_muggles · Rating 3 out of 5]

Everything in Stanley’s life is normal. His house, his sister, his mum, his dog…everything except his dad. His dad is a superhero and a tired one at that. Stanley is looking forward to spending some time with his dad but unfortunately things that need fixing and problems that need solving don’t have days off and there are no end to the people who need help. With cats stuck in trees, some major plumbing problems and a monster of a tyre problem the trip to the park to play on the swings and eat ice-cream looks like it will never happen and Stanley finds himself having to take desperate actions to stop his dad from having to go to work.

An enjoyable and lively read about a special relationship between father and son. This delightful little chapter book is big on humour, big on adventure and big on heroes and it is the perfect fit for smaller hands. The chapters are short, there are plenty of colourful illustrations and there are delightful extras in the form of Superhero themed jokes (inside the front cover) and a ‘What kind of superhero are you’ quiz (inside the back cover).

Recommended for 6+.

[Agnès · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and sweet

[Chris Harvey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite short so held my son's attention. Interesting and a good read but could have been a little funnier.

[Güntülü Yılmaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bir yetişkinin yerine sorumluluk almak zorunda kalmak ve birden büyümek ancak bu kadar güzel anlatılabilirdi.

[Ken Jensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice little children’s book that my four-and-a-half-year-old son enjoyed, and so did I. A boy is doing his best to spend a normal day with his superhero dad. Easier said than done!

[Hamza Alsayed · Rating 5 out of 5]

its a very nice story!

[The_Mad_Swede · Rating 3 out of 5]

A charming little tale about Stanley, whose father is secretly the superhero Dynamo Dan and desperately needs a day off. Phil Earle's writing is easily accessible for young readers, while still being clever in its plotting and execution, and Steve May's illustrations boosts the narrative very nicely.

I read this with my seven-year-old, and we were both well entertained by it.