爸爸走丟了

漢聲精選世界最佳兒童圖畫書．心理成長類 #4

by Taro Gomi, 五味 太郎, 漢聲雜誌 (Translator)

デパートでまいごになった父さんを、男の子がさがします。柱やショーケースを切りぬきしかけにした、さがす楽しさあふれる絵本。

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2001

About the author

Taro Gomi (五味太郎) is a major children’s illustrator and writer. He has more than 400 book titles to his credit. His work has been widely translated into 15 other languages.


Tarō was born in Tokyo and he graduated from ID department, Kuwazawa Design Institute. His readers range from babies to adults, with an equal number of fans overseas. His work has been appreciated considerably with both domestic and international honours such as the Sankei Jido Shuppan Bunka Award, Bologna Children's Book Fair Award among others.


Along with authoring children's books, he is well-known in the fields of Stationery design, clothing design, production of young children's animated videos, CD-ROMs, essays etc.


His popular books published in English include Everyone Poops, Santa Through the Window, Where's the Fish?, My Friends and The Crocodile and the Dentist.

Reviews

[Dalton Collins · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is not the most exciting read, but has a relatable plot. The flip folds are fun for readers, but the writing is a bit dry and does not send the best message to readers. Getting out of your parent's sight at a public facility because of interest in a toy is not exactly what we should be showing our children. Not an ideal book to share with your class or children.

[Hanna Storey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book's topic is a common occurrence as a young child, being separated from your parent. The book is clearly based on a Japanese family as there is Japanese calligraphy throughout. Children will remain interested as each page provides different art. This includes pages being cut out differently so the reader stays interested in the search for the child's father in the department store as he continues to see different portions of the father's outfit that he identifies.
The theme, being lost is provided a fresh approach with the different styled pages and Japanese origin.
Personally, I related to this book as there have been many times that I lost my parents in a store just when I was figuring out what I wanted. The book depicts the feeling of looking all around for them.
I recommend this book to readers beginning to read on their own as it is simple vocabulary, but teaches of a common occurrence while keeping the readers attention. This also could be the beginning of talking about the Japanese culture and how they are human and have families similar to us.

[Vivian · Rating 3 out of 5]

A boy searches for his "lost" dad during a visit to a department store. The illustrations include many lift-the-flap elements to show how difficult locating a parent might be.

I like using this in a pre-school library story time because it provides a perfect segue to sharing the story of my daughter being lost in a department store. She had been hiding in a circular clothing rack the entire time we had been calling her name. She didn't think she was lost because she knew where she was and she knew where I was. After that we practiced the "Yes Mom" game while driving to destinations. I would say her name and she would respond "Yes Mom!".

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nails everything! -- how lost happens, and the confusion and panic of it. Ah, so refreshing, the bathroom scene. I only wish dad looked happier on the last page -- not because he should, but just because it's uncomfortable to have a grumpy ending.

Truth is not always what we want! Alas.

[Ashlee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Typical book about a boy losing his father in the store and what he does to find him.
This book was cute! I think I liked the graphics and how the page had a variety of designs.
The think I like the most is the boy is Japanese and you see that incorporated into some of the store signs/displays.

[Elias · Rating 4 out of 5]

E: I thought it was a little bit good.i liked it when he was looking at the toys.i didn't like it when he couldn't find his daddy.i didn't like it when they all were not his daddy.

Parent: I enjoyed it, easy to read and fun for kids.

[kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

surprisingly cute, I liked the cutout pages

[Katie Merkel · Rating 3 out of 5]

The illustrations are clever and pair well with the text to make a scary situation humorous.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This had a little bit of a hide-and-seek feel.

[jacky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very cool concept. The boy keeps thinking he sees his father, but when you turn the page it shows the part is not part of the right whole. Clever cut pages. Interesting artwork from an American perspective because it has the Japanese characters on the signs. Was a bit surprised to see the men at the urinals in the men's room (from behind!), but is the same author as Everybody Poops, and while it is foreign to me as a woman, it is a normal scene for a man.

[Sophie Landrum · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cool format, one of Soph's first sentences was "I lost dad!"

[Bookjeannnie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the way the pages are cutouts.