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My dad doesn’t like babysitting. He says no one should sit on babies. My dad doesn’t eat seafood. He says there’s something fishy about it. My dad doesn’t lie in bed. He says you should always tell the truth. My dad thinks he’s funny.
Notes
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This is affiliated with Dr Laurel Cohn's Picture Book Diet because it contains representations of food and/or food practices.
Food depiction - Incidental
Food types - Everyday foods
- Everyday drinks
- Discretionary foods
- High sugar foods
- Processed foods
Food practices - Eating in - meal
- Eating in - snack
- Food preparation
- Food serving
Gender - Food serving - male
Signage n/a Positive/negative value n/a Food as sense of place - Domestic
Setting - Domestic interior
Food as social cohesion n/a Food as cultural identity - White Australian characters
Food as character identity n/a Food as language n/a
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Children's Books
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 22-23 December 2012; (p. 17)
— Review of The 26-Storey Treehouse 2012 single work children's fiction ; There is a Monster under My Bed Who Farts 2012 single work picture book ; Come Down, Cat! 2011 single work picture book ; In the Lion 2012 single work picture book ; Sam the Cat : A True Story 2012 single work picture book ; Peggy : A Brave Chicken on a Big Adventure 2012 single work picture book ; The Very Hungry Bear 2012 single work picture book ; One Very Tired Wombat 2012 single work picture book ; Too Many Elephants in This House 2012 single work picture book ; My Dad Thinks He's Funny 2010 single work picture book ; The Gobbledygook Is Eating a Book 2012 single work picture book -
Homespun Tales Strike Chord with Readers
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 31 May 2011; (p. 15) -
Kid Flicks
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 21 - 22 May 2011; (p. 24)
— Review of My Dad Thinks He's Funny 2010 single work picture book -
My Dad Thinks He’s Funny by Katrina Germein
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , September 2010;
— Review of My Dad Thinks He's Funny 2010 single work picture book -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 54 no. 4 2010; (p. 25-26)
— Review of My Dad Thinks He's Funny 2010 single work picture book
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Underage
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 5 September 2010; (p. 21)
— Review of This Is Shyness 2009 single work novel ; My Dad Thinks He's Funny 2010 single work picture book -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 4 September 2010; (p. 28)
— Review of My Dad Thinks He's Funny 2010 single work picture book -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 25 no. 5 2010; (p. 30-31)
— Review of My Dad Thinks He's Funny 2010 single work picture book -
Kid Flicks
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 21 - 22 May 2011; (p. 24)
— Review of My Dad Thinks He's Funny 2010 single work picture book -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 54 no. 4 2010; (p. 25-26)
— Review of My Dad Thinks He's Funny 2010 single work picture book -
Homespun Tales Strike Chord with Readers
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 31 May 2011; (p. 15)
Awards
- 2011 shortlisted KOALA Awards — Picture Book
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