Showing posts with label real life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label real life. Show all posts

Book Review: Dad: Daddy's Girls #1 by Nob

Dad: Daddy's Girls #1 by Nob is a graphic novel. Being a single dad is a full-time job, as Dad knows only too well! Especially with four headstrong daughters to whom obedience doesn't exactly come naturally. There is bookish Pandora, emotional Ondine, mischievous Roxanne and, the latest addition, baby Bella. Dad is an unemployed actor who has landed himself the role of a lifetime: looking after his family!

Dad: Daddy's Girls #1 is a well drawn and written graphic novel that tells the story of a single dad of four girls, all with different mothers. I like that the problems the dad and his girls face are real- boys, privacy, getting along. I also like that while they all tease and give each other grief it is obvious that not only does the dad love his girls and sacrifice everything for them, they love him just as much. The varied personalities and day in the life situations, with glimpses of the past, made for a sweet read. I like that their lives are not perfect, but they find a way to make it work, and despite the bickering all love each other and keep moving forward. I liked the art, and found that it matched the tone and added the right amount of emotion and humor on every page.

Book Review: Fowl Language: The Struggle Is Real by Brian Gordon

Fowl Language: The Struggle Is Real by Brian Gordon is a collection of comics about parenting, some were already published by Fowl Language online while some of it is brand new. Fowl Language is a comic for any parent or caregiver. The joy, frustration, wonder, and misery that are all part of caring for the next generation told via cartoon ducks. I follow the comic on Facebook, so I already had seen a few, but for some reason they never get old. 
Fowl Language: The Struggle Is Real is funny, sometime poignant, and almost always relatable. I love that Gordon includes the moments that we struggle with it all as well as the moments that make it all worth while. Anyone that enjoys the online comic will want to at least take a look at the book, but adding it to the home library might help get through the harder nights. This would also be a great gift to new or expecting parents, and those sending their kids out into the world on their own.