Through the Looking Glass Children's Book Reviews

Daddy Goes to Work

Daddy Goes to Work

Jabari Asim
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Little Brown, 2006   ISBN: 978-0316735759

Today is a very special day for Daddy is taking his little daughter to work with him. Together they ride on the train, walk through the streets, ride the elevator, and together they spend the morning working on the computer and talking on the phone. Then they go down to the street to get a hotdog for lunch. After their little break the little girl helps her father make a presentation at a meeting and does such a good job that the audience claps.

With cheerful and clever rhymes the author of this book perfectly captures a very special time when a little girl is able to go to work with her father for a day. Not only is this a description of the day but it is also a celebration of the very special relationship that the little girl and her father share.