Accompanying the proclamation that ""My dad isn't afraid of ANYTHING, even the Big Bad Wolf,"" is a picture of the fellow showing an overall-clad wolf the door, as Red Riding Hood and three pigs peer out from behind a tree in the background in another, the boy thinks his dad ranks as one of the three tenors (""a brilliant singer,"" Dad is flanked by Pavarotti and Domingo). Each page celebrates a specific quality or accomplishment of Dad, illustrated with characteristically witty panache. ""He's all right, my dad,"" begins the young narrator, pictured only in the final painting, receiving a giant hug from the object of his affection. With well-measured doses of hyperbole, sentiment and humor, Browne (Voices in the Park) delivers an endearing paean to patriarchs.
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