The Daddy Mountain

By Feiffer, Jules

Publishers Summary:
Before your very eyes, this little redhead is about to do something extremely daring. And scary. And she'll show you-she'll actually document, step-by-step-exactly how she does it. First, she takes her Daddy and makes him stand very still. Then, balancing herself on his shoe, she wraps her arms tightly around a leg and starts her perilous ascent to the summit. Thrills and chills, guaranteed. LOOK OUT BELOW!! JULES FEIFFER has won a number of prizes for his cartoons, plays, and screenplays, including the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. His books for children include The House Across the Street; By the Side of the Road; I'm Not Bobby; I Lost My Bear; and Meanwhile.... He lives in New York City.

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ISBN
978-0-78680-912-7
Publisher
di Capua Hyperion


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on June 1, 2004

PreS Beginning at his toes, a little girl laboriously climbs up her father until she is perched triumphantly on top of his head. Along the way, she provides practical advice on making this a successful procedure: "Remember, the Daddy Mountain must wear a shirt. Because if you grab hold of his skin, he'll get mad." Although Feiffer keeps a reasonable amount of suspense going during this combination ordeal...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Magazine

Reviewed on May 1, 2004

A very small girl, boldly sketched and dressed in bright orange and green, clambers up her very tall Daddy, who plays his role with such verisimilitude that he's depicted in a tweedy stone gray. He's also suitably immobile, moving just once to accommodate the daring ascent ("The Daddy Mountain has bony knees and bends them for me so ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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