Kisses for Daddy

Bedtime for bears

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BABY BEAR IS GRUMBLY and doesn’t want to go to bed. When he refuses to kiss Daddy Bear goodnight, Daddy Bear tries every kiss in the animal kingdom as he gives Baby Bear his bath and puts him to bed.

The story and beautiful illustrations in this book perfectly capture the magical moments between a father and child as they play, giggle and express affection. Even though the characters are bears, it’s their wonderful humanity that makes this book so sweet.

An honour book from the Children’s Book Council of Australia, this story is bound to get any grumbly little bear in the mood for bedtime and a loving goodnight hug.

Recommended for Age 2+

About the Author

Frances Watts

Frances Watts has worked as an editor, bookseller and book reviewer. Her picture book Kisses for Daddy (illustrated by David Legge), was named an Honour Book in the 2006 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards (Early Childhood section), and is being translated into French, Chinese, Finnish and Greek. Her next picture book, Parsley Rabbit’s Book about Books (also illustrated by David Legge), introduces children to the joy of books and reading, and will be published in August 2007.

She is currently working on a series of junior novels.

David Legge

An Honour Book in the 2006 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards (Early Childhood section), Kisses for Daddy was the first book David Legge illustrated digitally.

Prior to this, David Legge’s Bamboozled was a runaway bestseller, as well as an Honour Book in the 1995 Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year Awards, and won children’s choice awards in six states.

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