Title
My Dad Used to Be so Cool
Illustrator
Keith Negley
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9781909263949
Pages
48 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A young boy tries to imagine his dad as the cool guy who once played in a band, rode a motorcycle, and got tattoos before he became a father.
Grade Level
PK-1
Lexile Measure
AD380L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Single parent; single father
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
single father
Keywords
motorcycles; bands; tattoos; drums; guitars; skateboard; household chores; father and son activities
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Negly, Keith, "My Dad Used to Be so Cool" (2016). Diverse Families. 516.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/516