My Dad's a Birdman

My Dad's a Birdman
First edition
AuthorDavid Almond
IllustratorPolly Dunbar
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's fiction
Published2007 (Walker Books)
Publication placeEngland
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages117
ISBN9781406304862
OCLC156891239

My Dad's a Birdman is a 2007 children's illustrated novel by David Almond. It is about a girl, Lizzie, who finds herself looking after her dad, Jackie, after the death of her mother, and his dreams of competing in "The Great Human Bird Competition".

Reception

A Booktrust review of My Dad's a Birdman wrote "This charmingly illustrated, funny, fast-paced, seemingly simple story, is also beautifully tender and profound."[1] and Kirkus Reviews wrote "The characters sport silly names like Doreen Doody and Mr. Poop, and Dunbar's colored illustrations, which appear on nearly every spread, evoke Quentin Blake. Readers will definitely come away with mixed feelings—not necessarily a bad thing, to be sure."[2]

Booklist concluded its review with, "As always, however, Almond writes beautifully, and though particular moments may give pause, this novel is a tribute to the human spirit."[3] The School Library Journal wrote "A distinguished author's use of birds and human flight as metaphors for love's transcendence over grief and death takes a new form in this comic piece of magical realism" and called it "a fine read-aloud".[3] The Horn Book wrote, "Almond flies where make-believe and madness converge, where imagination tends toward delusion, offering a stylized treatment of grief that expresses sorrow obliquely. The energy and color of his language—"the blithering boops. The nits, the ninnies, the nincompoopy noodleheads!"—and the surrealism of his imagery give this strange little tale a haunting brilliance."[3]

My Dad's a Birdman has also been reviewed by Reading Time,[4] Library Media Connection magazine,[5] and The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.[6]

Theatre adaptation

In 2010/2011 a play based on the book was performed at the Young Vic theatre featuring original music by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe.[7] Two of the songs are featured as demo versions on the Pet Shop Boys album Yes: Further Listening 2008–2010.[8]

References

  1. ^ "My Dad's a Birdman". booktrust.org.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  2. ^ "My Dad's a Birdman". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 15 March 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "My Dad's a Birdman". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  4. ^ "My Dad's a Birdman". Reading Time. 52 (1). Children's Book Council of Australia: 24. February 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2016.[dead link‍]
  5. ^ "My Dad's a Birdman". Library Media Connection. 27 (2). ABC-CLIO: 69. October 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2016.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ Jeannette Hulick (July 2008). "My Dad's a Birdman". The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 61 (11). Johns Hopkins University Press: 457, 458. doi:10.1353/bcc.0.0179. S2CID 144957516.
  7. ^ "My Dad's a Birdman – Pet Shop Boys – Theatre & Film". Pet Shop Boys. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Yes/Further listening: 2008-2010 (2017 remaster) Pet Shop Boys". Pet Shop Boys. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

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