My daddy is a great big bear He gets out of bed & grumbles & grouches scratches & yawns! This charming picture book for younger children portrays a day in the life of a dad & daughter in a single-parent home as they get up have breakfast go to school go swimming make dinner & prepare for bedtime Dad is a great big bear a silly monkey a crocodile an octopus & at bedtime a scary monster for a little while
- but in the end it's Daddy being Daddy that the little girl loves best