| Taro Gomi, author and illustrator,
I Lost My Dad
Kane Miller, 2001.
Many of us have childhood memories of losing our
parent(s) at the store and most of us losing track
of them because we focused our attention on something
special that caught our eye. Here, a boy loses track
of his dad while admiring toys. The author/illustrator
takes us on the boy's frantic journey while he searches
for his dad throughout various departments in a large
Japanese store. The expressive watercolor illustrations
detail Japanese shopping culture and the misshaped
pages make for a fun picture book.
The story itself is simple and true to a child's
experience after finding his/her dad, ending with,
... I found you. Can we go back to the toys
now? I know what I want!
Tanya Kim
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