Release Date: September 17, 2013
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This review describes an uncorrected proof. The published version is different, especially the illustrations. This review describes the illustrations of Skottie Young.
My brother read this book. Behold his wisdom!
The cover does not lie! This book is about a dad, dressed as Tom Baker and a dinosaur sidekick riding around and searching for a cup of milk. The book was written because Gaiman felt he owed dads a favor after negatively portraying fathers in another book. Gaiman succeeds in creating a heroic father figure and channeling the spirit of Roald Dahl all at the same time.
There's really not much I can say without spoilers. This book involves dinosaurs, time travel, sparkly ponies, and a heroic dad who just wants his kids to have milk in their cereal. It's fun, and it would make great bedtime reading. The book is very short, but it felt like it was exactly the right length for the story it was telling. The Skottie Young illustrations evoke the spirit of Quentin Blake while reinforcing and adding to the meaning of the text. I'd like to buy this book just to see the final version of the illustrations.
Warning: It looks like this book may be published with completely different illustrations! Why?
If you love dads, dinosaurs, sparkly ponies, and time travel, then go get this book at The Blue Manatee or your nearest independent bookseller!
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