Just Like Daddy!

by Harriet Ziefert, Erik Brown (Illustrations)

Whatever Daddy does, his little boy can do too. They both have combs and brushes to groom their hair, socks and shoes to wear, shirts with buttons to put on, belts to cinch their pants, and hats and coats to keep them toasty warm outdoors. Both grab their keys and backpacks and off they go--son to work at school and daddy to his job. What peas in a pod! Silver foil on every page catches the gleam of keys, buttons, and other shiny items.

16 pages, Board Book

First published April 1, 2005

About the author

Harriet Ziefert grew up in North Bergen, New Jersey, where she attended the local schools. She graduated from Smith College, then received a Masters degree in Education from New York University.

For many years, Ziefert was an elementary school teacher. She taught most grades from kindergarten to fifth grade. "I liked it," she said, but she stopped teaching when she had her own sons. When her children were older, Ziefert wanted "a bigger arena" for her work. She went to work at a publishing company, Scholastic in New York City, developing materials for teacher's guides for kindergarten language arts and social studies programs.

"About twelve years ago," says Ziefert in a 1995 interview, "I tried to get a job as an editor, but no one would hire me as a trade editor. So I decided to write my own books." Since then, she has written several hundred books, mostly picture books and easy-to-read books. "I write books very quickly," she says, "in about twelve hours. I rewrite them three times over three days, and then they're done." She writes about twenty books a year.

Reviews

[Stafford and Zoe · Rating 3 out of 5]

(Stafford) I like the toy car that shows up on each page!
(Mommy) I like the shiny bits on each page.