Thank you NetGalley and Tommy Nelson/HarperCollins Christian Publishing Inc. for a copy of "How to Get a Daddy to Sleep" in exchange for my honest review.

This book is intended for parents and educators to read to children ages 4 to 8 or grades kindergarten to 1. The bold, bright, richly colourful illustrations will appeal to children.

The story centres on a little girl and her dad - how she tries to make sure that he has a good rest at night - sort of paralleling what parents want for their children. The day starts off with the little girl devising a plan to help her busy dad get some good rest. They start their day playing dress-up together. They have a fancy meal together for a cost of 3 hugs! They have some outside time together, some chores in the garden and washing the car. She paints his toenails and they cheer on a game. They have story time together and a lullaby - daddy doesn't mind if you sing off key. Tucked in for the night, a kis goodnight and Dad is fast asleep. The story comes with a prayer for Dad.

This book is a wonderful tribute to Dad and all that he does throughout the day for his children.

This is a cute story, the idea of the daughter having to wear daddy out and put him to bed was sweet and fun. My 4 year old loved it and the illustrations were great!

5 Stars!

First, I want to thank Amy Parker, Tommy Nelson, and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.

How To Get A Daddy To Sleep is by Amy Parkeris a definite must read for all the Daddy’s and their young Daughters. I was all smiles as Amy drew on your heart strings with the beautiful bond this father and daughter shared.

Amy made a great choice picking Natalia for her Illustrator on this book. Her graphics were very colorful, fun, coloring book-like, and most of all the scenes played well with what Amy was writing. With what Amy wrote and Natalia drew the two of them pulled on my heart strings and made me feel the love. You could tell that the characters in the book meant a lot to them.

I thought it was refreshing and sweet at the end of the book that there was a prayer. You don’t see many children’s books let alone adult books with prayers in them these days. It was a nice change.

I hope Amy and Natalia continue to work on other projects together as they both are very talented.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an electronic copy to read and review.

This book was listed as children's fiction and christian. The story and illustrations are super cute and fun. There is mention of God and prayers (as expected), and there is even a little night time prayer for Fathers. It is a cute book and I could see gifting it to friends who I know are religious. I would skip this one if religion isn't your thing.

The illustrations are cute and fun, the story is just a story. The child tries to help Dad do all kinds of traditional "Dad" things - washing the car, going to the game, be nice to him when he gets home from work, etc. There's no mention of a mom anywhere in the story. I just finished reading <i>How to Get a Mommy to Sleep</i> by the same author and I was a little put off, honestly, at the stereotypical gender roles in both these books. It's 2020, can't Dad go grocery shopping or Mom watch the game? Anyway, there's really nothing ground-breaking or memorable or unique about this story, it's a typical "be nice to Dad" book. It's not bad, it just doesn't stand out in any way from the other hundreds of "be nice to Dad" books already published.

As a children's librarian in public library, I also need to point out, just for your information, that this book is overtly religious. From the first page, there are references to God and how special Dad is because God made Dad just for you. So, ymmv.

Disclaimer: I received a free electronic copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

First up, I absolutely adore how beautiful and interesting children's books can be. This book is so delightful to read with the beautiful illustrations that adorn each page.
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The book is narrated from a child's perspective about what all needs to be done to get her Daddy to sleep. Which inturn are also the things that need to be done with kids to make their day fulfilling and eventful.
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It is indeed a cleverly written book which on the one hand appreciates all that a father does for his children and at the same time, it throws light on activities that can be done with toddlers to indulge them in various day-to-day activities at home.
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I had loads of fun reading it with my 2.5 year old son. I recommend it to all the parents to definitely read it with and also enact it with your kids for creating some fun and loving memories.