# Because I'm Your Dad - Board Book

by **Ahmet Zappa** (Author), **Dan Santat** (Illustrator), **Dan Santat**

**Perfect for Father's Day and all year round, here is the breakout book celebrating all the silliness and sweetness that a dad can share with a child, illustrated by bestselling and award-winning artist Dan Santat!**

_Because I'm your dad, you can have spaghetti for breakfast, French toast for dinner, and rocky road ice cream in the bathtub!_

In a text that's both playful and loving, a father expresses his hopes and dreams for a one-of-a-kind relationship with his child. The book's ending, a moving tribute to the author's father--legendary rock star Frank Zappa--guarantees intergenerational appeal, and award-winning artist Dan Santat (_The Adventures of Beekle_) brings the fun and endearing scenes to life with whimsical monster characters.

_Because I'm your dad, I will do all of these things for you and more . . .because that's what my dad did for me._

### Author Biography

**Ahmet Zappa** is the son of late rock musician/composer Frank Zappa and, as he puts it, "My awesome mother, Gail." _Because I'm Your Dad_ is both a tribute to his happy childhood and a promise to his daughter, Halo. Ahmet grew up with a learning disability and now writes books to help children discover how wonderful reading can be. Through his production company, Monsterfoot Productions, Ahmet has developed several television shows and movies, including "The Odd Life of Timothy Green", and he has also collaborated on the Star Darlings chapter book series. He lives in Los Angeles.

**Dan Santat** is the Caldecott Medal-winning and _New York Times_ bestselling author and illustrator of _The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, Are We There Yet?_ and _After the Fall,_ as well as the illustrator of many other picture books, including _Drawn Together_ and _Lift_ by Minh Lê, _The Alphabet's Alphabet_ by Chris Harris, _No More Poems!_ by Rhett Miller, and _Crankenstein_ by Samantha Berger. Dan lives in Southern California with his wife, two kids, and various pets. His website is dantat.com.

**Number of Pages:** 32

**Dimensions:** 0.8 x 6 x 7.4 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** April 12, 2016

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Because I'm Your Dad

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 2.7

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 8.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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