“O’Neill’s illustrations keep the focus on the pair and the work they do both building and bonding.” --Kirkus Review, starred
“This dad is a welcome role model for father figures everywhere."--Kirkus Reviews, starred
“...this sweet parent-child story effectively celebrates hands-on intergenerational collaboration.”—Publishers Weekly
A sweet, nostalgic father-daughter story, Our Shed celebrates DIY families as well as the unique creativity and spontaneity of each individual child.
This lovely story is about a father teaching his daughter how to build a backyard shed for storing the necessities of family life--a lawn mower, sprinkler, sleds, kid toys. For each practical element the dad brings to the project, his daughter adds her own imaginative creative spin. In the end, they are both happy with their collaboration.
And, just as dad passes building skills on to his daughter, so does his daughter eventually pass those skills on to her own son when they fix up the peeling shed at the end of the story.
Kids love tools, building things, and spending time with parents. This story hits all those points with love and humor.
Coming March 2022–
There Was A Hole
by Adam Lehraupt Illustrated by Carrie O’Neill
Published by Sleeping Bear
This lovely story is about a father teaching his daughter how to build a backyard shed for storing the necessities of family life--a lawn mower, sprinkler, sleds, kid toys. For each practical element the dad brings to the project, his daughter adds her own imaginative creative spin. In the end, they are both happy with their collaboration.
And, just as dad passes building skills on to his daughter, so does his daughter eventually pass those skills on to her own son when they fix up the peeling shed at the end of the story.
Kids love tools, building things, and spending time with parents. This story hits all those points with love and humor.
Coming March 2022–
There Was A Hole
by Adam Lehraupt Illustrated by Carrie O’Neill
Published by Sleeping Bear