My Dad Thinks He’s a Scream by Katrina Germein and Tom Jellett - ADVISABLE

My Dad Thinks He’s a Scream by Katrina Germein, illustrated by Tom Jellett. PICTURE BOOK. Walker Books, 2025. $19. 9781761601606

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - ADVISABLE

APPEALS TO: SEVERAL

From dressing in costumes, through trick-or-treating, and onto resting on the couch, Dad is full of jokes and puns.  He thinks he’s a scream.

Dad’s joke are pretty standard dad joke material.  Kids from the age of 6 up should find the puns and word play entertaining.  What I found odd was the repeated phrase “My dad thinks he’s a scream” falls flat if you just read it on the page.  A good performer could add some life to the phrase, but I found just reading it to be annoying.

Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS