Quick Look
- Flips the script on a familiar morning routine: Sidney is helping Dad go to work but where are his socks, and his folder and the treats for his friends?
- Parents and children alike will giggle along with a grown-up and kid who have switched places
- Fun illustrations of Dad at work echo a young child's day: drawing colourful charts, spinning on chairs, having snack time and spilling his lunch
- A great resource for approaching the topic of morning anxiety: blends silliness and humour with a gentle message that things are rarely as scary once you get started
A brilliantly bright and wry role-reversal story with bold illustrations. Sidney helps a reluctant Dad to go to work despite the Monday jitters: grown-ups are hard work!
Description
It's Monday morning -- and time for Sidney to take Dad to work. Except, Dad doesn't want to go. He's got a funny feeling in his tummy. Maybe he should just stay home instead...
Sidney reassures Dad that he's just got a case of the Monday jitters. On the way to the office Sidney helps Dad find a very important folder and reminds him to pick up treats for his work friends -- looking after grown-ups can be so difficult! Soon Dad's jitters melt away, and he realises going to work might actually be a lot of fun!
This warm, gently humorous role-reversal story will have children and grown-ups giggling in recognition. Erik Wennstam's fun and funny tale of family life is vividly captured by Julia Hansson's bright and bold illustrations. Perfect for anyone who's ever wanted to hide under the duvet come Monday morning!
Author
Erik Wennstam is an award-winning Swedish author and high school teacher. His debut children's book Grown-Ups Are Hard Work! Is inspired by Monday mornings and preschool drop-offs with his own three children. Erik lives on Sweden's west coast, just north of Gothenburg, with his family.
Julia Hansson is a Swedish author and illustrator of children's books. She studied at Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm and Tama Art University in Tokyo. Julia has illustrated several picture books, including her own Billie and Bean series which was nominated for Sweden's prestigious August Prize. She lives in Stockholm, Sweden.
