{"product_id":"the-thing-about-dads-9781760765194","title":"The Thing About Dads","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne thing about dad-ing: there's all kinds of ways . . . Some dads are born and some dads are made.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the bestselling author Deborah Frenkel and award-winning illustrator Daniel Gray-Barnett comes a heartfelt celebration of fatherhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA joyful ode to dads' special knack for turning ordinary days into awesome ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781760765194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 04 Aug 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Fisherman's Bend, Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 25.7(H)x1.1(L)x38(W)380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 380\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah Frenkel\u003c\/b\u003e is an awarded writer of picture books and an as-yet-unawarded starer-outer-er of windows. Her books include 2025's CBCA and ABIA Picture Book of the Year and National Simultaneous Storytime title \u003ci\u003eThe Truck Cat \u003c\/i\u003e(illustrated by Danny Snell), as well as \u003ci\u003eHow to Get Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e100 School Days, The Sydney Harbour Fairy, Boldilocks \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNaturopolis\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives on Bunurong land in Melbourne, with her family and an enormous tuxedo cat who loves staring out of windows, too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Gray-Barnett \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning illustrator and author who lives in the Huon Valley in lutruwita\/Tasmania. Self-taught, he studied Medical Science at the University of Sydney before swapping his microscope for pencils when he realised illustration had a much lower patient mortality rate. He now works across a range of projects with clients in advertising, editorial and publishing.\u003cbr\u003eHis first book \u003ci\u003eGrandma Z\u003c\/i\u003e won the Children's Book Council of Australia award for Best New Illustrator. It was also featured in the Society of Illustrators' Original Art and annual shows and was chosen by the International Youth Library as one of 2019's White Ravens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Deborah Frenkel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49077130592473,"sku":"9781760765194","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781760765194.jpg?v=1786457249","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-thing-about-dads-9781760765194","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}