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The Father of All Dad Guides: From (A)doring to (Z)addy Kindle Edition

by Madeleine Davies (Author), Tara Jacoby (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition

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A humorous gift book for dads that introduces the different "species" of American fathers, from A to Z

Of all the mammalian species of North America, few are as paradoxically mysterious and demanding of attention as the human father of the United States. Quiet yet steady in his affection and deafeningly loud when he’s mad, the American dad—as much as we love him—is a particularly exciting study, which is why we’ve created this guide as an aid for readers to identify themselves (if you happen to be a dad), their dads (if you happen to have a dad), dads on television (often a stand-in when your dad’s not around), and dads in the wild.

In The Father of All Dad Guides: From A(doring) to Z(addy), you will learn how to identify fathers through:

· Their markings. Some dads have mustaches. Others do not!
· Dad calls. These include: “I’ll turn this car around right now” and “Can’t you ask your mom about that?”
· Migration patterns. Why does Dad consistently ignore directions when he clearly doesn’t know where he is going?
· Hibernation. Dads are tired all the time.
· Defining characteristics. All dads are different, but they typically fall into at least one of the categories we’ve collected here. Is your dad obsessed with barbecuing? He might be a grill dad. Did he only really begin to see women as people deserving of political and social equality after he had daughters? That right there is the feminist dad!

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124 pages
Language

English
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Publisher

St. Martin's Griffin
Publication date

June 4 2019
File size

142928 KB
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"An irreverent, somewhat cynical, bitingly funny, but deep-down affectionate look at so many of the dad archetypes we know and love today." ―Liz Gumbinner, Cool Mom Picks --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

MADELEINE DAVIES is a Wisconsin-born writer living in New York. Having spent her twenties writing and editing for Jezebel and Gawker Media, she's now a stay-at-home mom (to two idiot cats) and a freelancer. Her dad and step dad somehow support this lifestyle.

TARA JACOBY is Philly-based illustrator from Vineland, New Jersey. Tara served as Deputy Art Director for Gawker Media before becoming a freelance illustrator. Her work has been published in GQ, The Village Voice, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Playboy and more. She has a quality dad named Bruce. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07J4PCJP4
Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's Griffin; Illustrated edition (June 4 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 142928 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 124 pages

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4.7 19 ratings

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Madeleine Davies is a Wisconsin-born writer living in New York. Most recently, she was an editor at the feminist website Jezebel. Her work has appeared in "The New York Times," Deadspin, the Outline, "Cosmopolitan" and more. Her humor book, co-authored with Tara Jacoby, is "The Father of All Dad Guides from Adoring to Zaddy." It comes out June 4.
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ShloobyDoo

Hilarious and charming

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2019

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I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked this up, but I found it to be a charming read. I liked how it was a mashup of a field guide and a work book. I had fun following along with the visually appealing puzzles and games. The text was quite funny and the illustrations, in particular, were a total hoot. This book would make a great gift for your personal dad or any dads in your life.

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RAD

Hilarious!

Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2019

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Super clever take on the many variety of dads out there, and the illustrations are top notch! Requires a sense of humor to appreciate.

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J + W

Fun for Every Dad

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2019

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This was a perfect book for my husband, who shares my cynical and dry wit. He may fall into the Jokester Dad or Embarrassing Dad categories... sometimes the Midlife Crisis Dad and Nerd Dad and maybe even Rock Dad. This book is filled with fun tidbits about... what else? Dads... it also contains quizzes, charts, games, trivia, and so forth... all with some fun and enjoyable illustrations. Great for soon-to-be dads or for a father's day gift for those dads who can laugh at themselves...

Pretty Little Needs

Great To Gift To New Dads-to-be

Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2020

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This book was really cute and definitely will make a fun and unique gift to give to new dads or dads-to-be, especially when you have a co-ed shower invite and don't want to leave Dad out of the gift getting fun!

Mom to 2 boys

Humorous but limited

Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2019

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This is a cute Father's Day gift as it covers the many types of dads out there in the world. It goes from A to Z as the title indicates and includes both the positive stereotypical dads to the not-so-positive (Unavailable Dad and Xenophobic Dad). Each dad type has its little description and a little extra or activity afterwards that matches that type of dad. For example, Brewmaster Dad has a Beer Flight of Dads from Lager to Wheat to Stout.

It's a cute little book, but will probably get very little use after the first flip-through and then sit on a shelf obligingly afterwards or secretly sent off to Goodwill as soon as you leave the house.

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