A Day with My Dad

A boy spends the day with his father and they pretend to be all sorts of different animals. The book is clearly based on a real father/son relationship as the book is dedicated: "For Peter, Max, and Zachary--I.A." probably on the author's husband's relationship with presumably their sons. The story gives the impression that dad isn't around much and the son clearly craves time with him. Mom it's implied isn't much for imagination as the son's first thought at seeing dad there to wake him up is that the day will be spent prentending. I find this unspoken tug-of-war between the parents and their parenting styles rather troubling.