SuitabookMy daddy is a silly monkey
Dianne Hofmeyr
- Reading
- Read it interactively: pause to spot animal-like details, invite your child to invent a comparison for an ordinary family activity, and check their reaction before dwelling on the bedtime monster.
- Themes
- Imaginative family play: The daughter repeatedly imagines her father as different animals while they wake, prepare for school, swim, play, eat and get ready for bed. Imagination is presented as a joyful way for father and daughter to connect, with illustrations reinforcing the animal associations.
- Father-daughter affection: A father and daughter share a full day of care, play and routines, and the daughter ends by loving him as her daddy. The relationship is portrayed as close, loving and mutually enjoyable; the single-parent setting is treated as ordinary rather than a conflict.
- Worth knowing
- The bedtime episode briefly presents Dad as a monster who threatens to gobble his daughter if the routine is not finished. It is framed as playful silliness, but children may respond differently to the imagery.