by Jimmy Fallon (Author) Miguel Ordóñez (Illustrator)
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Ten years after Fallon's Snowball Fight!, the Tonight Show host returns with a witty reminder that as much as parents may try to shape their children's destinies, kids will do as kids will do. Ordonez (Marina and the Little Green Boy) deploys a barnyard's worth of father-child animal pairs, framed in square panels with fathers on the left and their offspring on the facing pages. In speech-balloon dialogue, the elder cows, sheep, bees, rabbits, donkeys, and other animals shout an encouraging "Dada!" at their children, whose responses are more typical to their species--a "squeak" for a triangular gray mouse or a "ribbit" for a squat green frog. The fathers' expressions range from concerned to downright irate, but the baby animals couldn't be more pleased with themselves. The comparatively loquacious closing pages round up all the animals ("Now everybody get in line, let's say it together one more time..."), and the young animals finally make their proud papas' dreams come true. A punchy and deceptively simple story that will make for some fun readalouds. Ages 1-3. Author's agency: Creative Artists Agency. (June)
Copyright 2015 Publishers Weekly, LLC Used with permission.A punchy and deceptively simple story that will make for some fun readalouds.—Publishers Weekly
Children of all ages can glean knowledge and enjoyment from this book.—Children's LiteratureEmmy and Grammy Award winner Jimmy Fallon is the author of #1 New York Times-bestselling children's books Your Baby's First Word Will Be DADA, Everything Is Mama, This Is Baby, and 5 More Sleeps 'Til Christmas. He lives in New York with his wife, Nancy, their two daughters, Winnie and Franny, and their dog, Gary.
Jennifer Lopez is an award-winning actress, producer, singer, entertainer, and businesswoman who has helped build billion-dollar brands and has established herself as one of the most influential artists in history, with over 15 billion streams of her music and videos. Andrea Campos is a Latinx illustrator, author, and photographer based in sunny California who specializes in creating expressive and upbeat work that makes you want to smile.