PreS–Poppa Bombola has misplaced his daughter–he is sure he put her somewhere safe, but he doesn't know where. He searches everywhere, asking each animal in turn if it has seen her. Youngsters will immediately note the missing child in a backpack on her father's back. In the end, the child crawls out, and the man thanks all of the animals for their help. While there is very little story here, and the meter and rhyme occasionally falter, the silly premise and predictable text will keep preschoolers entertained. The brightly colored cartoons really carry the day here. Scruffy Poppa busily searches high and low as the delighted toddler goes along for the ride. The refrain of Oh, where's my darling daughter? will have young listeners chiming right in. Libraries looking for patterned rhymes, father-daughter titles, or farm-animal books will find that this slight but sweet effort fits the bill.–Amy Lilien-Harper, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT
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When Poppa bombola cannot find his daugher, he searches all over the farm and even asks all the animals, but eventually he discovers that she is closer than he thinks. ( )