How to Surprise a Dad By Jean Reagan; Illustrated by Lee Wildish

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BY JEAN REAGAN ILLUSTRATED BY LEE WILDISH

KEEP READING FOR A SNEAK PEEK...

ALFRED A. KNOPF NEW YORK

H o w t o

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THIS IS A BORZOI BOOK PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPF

Text copyright © 2015 by Jean Reagan

Jacket art and interior illustrations copyright © 2015 by Lee Wildish

All rights reserved. Published in the U nited States by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random H ouse

Children’s Books, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House Company, New York.

Knopf, Borzoi Books, and the colophon are registered trademarks of Random House LLC.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Reagan, Jean.

How to surprise a dad / by Jean Reagan ; illustrated by Lee Wildish. — 1st ed.

pages cm

Summary: “Two siblings provide instructions for how to surprise one’s dad, including surprises you

can make, do, or find—and how to plan a Special Day surprise party for him.” —Provided by publisher

ISBN 978-0-553-49836-3 (trade) — ISBN 978-0-553-49837-0 (lib. bdg.) — ISBN 978-0-553-49838-7 (ebook)

[1. Fathers—Fiction. 2. Surprise—Fiction.] I. Wildish, Lee, illustrator. II. Title.

PZ7.R2354Hr 2015

[E]—dc23

2014000563

The text of this book is set in 18-point Goudy Old Style.

The illustrations were created digitally.

MANUFACTURED IN CHINA

March 2015

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First EditionRandom House Children’s Books supports the

First Amendment and celebrates

the right to read.

For John and Jane’s dad

(SURPRISE!) —J.R.

Ivy, you surprise me all the time.

Love, Dad —L.W.

ATTENTION READER:

THIS IS AN UNCORRECTED ADVANCE EXCERPT

Shhhhhhh!

To surprise a dad, you have to be tricky.


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irst of all, don’t let him

ee this book.

OW TO HIDE THIS BOOK:

Wrap it in paper and cover itwith pictures. (That way, he’ llnever know it’s about him.)

Tuck it between boringbooks no one ever reads.

Make up a secret name for itlike—Polka-Dotted Hippo. (Beto wink when you say it.)

Where’s the Polka-

Dotted Hippo book?

*Wink, wink*


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You may already be good at surprises, but do you want

o become a super dad surpriser ? Great!

Luckily, any day is a perfect day to surprise a dad, and

here are so many different ways.

ome surprises, you MAKE:

Build a snow-dad.

Invent something amazing, just for him.

D r a w he a r t s a nd hi d e t he m e v e r y w he r e .


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