Dad's Slice of Cake: 4

"Dad, are you ok?"It's the kid's birthday. There's a bouncy castle, a crowd of friends, and a huge chocolate cake. Everyone gets a slice. Dad stares at his and doesn't take a bite.The next morning the kid finds him in the basement, pedaling hard on a bicycle in a shirt that's gotten too big. At breakfast, Dad serves oatmeal to everyone but himself. At bedtime, his hug feels bony. Something is wrong, and the kid doesn't have a word for it yet.So the kid does the bravest thing in the book. He asks Mom.Dad's Slice of Cake is a picture book about a father with anorexia, told by his child. It shows a family noticing, naming what's happening, and getting Dad to a place where experts can help him eat again. It keeps every number and food rule off the page and stays with what a child actually sees and feels. And it ends the only way it should, with a new cake, a fork through the icing, and one bite.The fourth book in the Dad's Mental Health series, after Dad's Pillbox, Dad's Sticky Thought, and Dad's Seesaw. Same dad, same kid, same warm line art with a single spot of color on every page. A note at the back explains eating disorders to grown-ups in plain language and gives one free helpline to call.For reading together, ages 4 to 8.