“Parents who enjoy interactive play will surely be entertained by this book, in which a child scales a stoical Daddy Mountain. The father, drawn in a nubbly, granite-like charcoal that contrasts with the watercolor-and-ink sketches of his narrator daughter, is too tall to fit on a page; readers see only his legs and torso as the child makes her steep ascent. The girl fortifies herself before beginning (‘Fruit juice gives me energy’), then hauls herself up a pants-leg (‘It's harder than you think’). She gives advice to the audience as she goes (‘If you grab hold of his skin, he'll get mad,’ the girl instructs as she reaches for his shirt). At the terrific conclusion, a vertical gatefold opens up to picture the gray Daddy Mountain transformed into a grinning full-color person (with a girl on his head). Feiffer adheres to the child's point of view and makes a plaything of the adult, who silently endures all manner of humiliation during this game. Youngsters will want to try this sport at home.”

Publishers Weekly