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Measuring UpBy: Dan Robson SHORTLISTED for the 2022 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Dan Robsons book is a heart wrenching portrait of grief. Anyone who has lost a parent will recognize it, know it intimately as you roll through the stages and finally come to the realization that a parents ultimate gift to a child is showing them how to live.Tanya Talaga, bestselling author of Seven Fallen Feathers A tender memoir of fathers and sons, love and loss, and
By: Dan RobsonSHORTLISTED for the 2022 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize
“Dan Robson’s book is a heart-wrenching portrait of grief. Anyone who has lost a parent will recognize it, know it intimately as you roll through the stages and finally come to the realization that a parent’s ultimate gift to a child is showing them how to live.”—Tanya Talaga, bestselling author of Seven Fallen Feathers
A tender memoir of fathers and sons, love and loss, and learning to fill boots a size too big.
Dan Robson’s father is a builder, a fixer. A man whose high-school education is enough not only to provide for his family, but to build a successful business. Rick Robson holds things up. When he dies, nothing in his son’s world feels steady anymore. In a very real sense, the home his father had built is suddenly fragile. Without its natural caretaker, the house will fall to pieces—and his family shows all the same signs of crumbling.
Dan is hit especially hard. He knows he is not the man his father was. Dan never learned the blue-collar skills he admired, because his father wanted him to pursue his dream of becoming a writer. Now that his father is gone, the acknowledgment of his sacrifices and the sheer longing to be close to him again in some way draw Dan to the tools that lie unused in the garage. So begins Dan’s year of learning the skills his father’s hands had long mastered, and trying to fill the steel-toe boots left behind. Measuring Up is the story of that journey.
Robson picks up where his father left off, working on the house and the truck, as much for the family as for himself. In much the same way that Michael Pollan comes to know his house inside-out in A Place of My Own, Robson learns the mysteries and proud satisfaction of plumbing, carpentry, wiring, and drywalling, and comes to understand how our homes are built. He also comes to see how his home was built by his father, uncovering more than one heartbreaking reminder of the kind of man his father was, and what he meant to his family.
Tender and unflinching, Measuring Up is a story of love, mourning, and what it means to use your calloused hands to make the world around you a better place to live.
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Size: Small, Color: Pink Dino
Cute, definitely a perfect size for my tall 3 yr old. (3’7”) I did have to let it air out though. Has a weird smell.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Two words: Double. Zipper.
Size: Small, Color: Purple
Great backpack for transitioning out of diaper bag but not yet ready to fling caution to the wind and leave the house with nothing. The real win on this is the double zipper. Zipping one way only is the worrrrst, and you don’t have to with this. So if you end up getting another one, that’s fine, but do yourself a favor and confirm the double zipper.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Nice daycare bag
Size: Small, Color: Purple
Easy for my 2 year old to carry to her day care . She keeps all her stuffs (12 oz bottle , lunch and snack box, an extra pair of clothes ) in it
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Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Perfect for any toddler
Size: Small, Color: Pink Dino
It is the perfect size for any toddler. It is easy to clean. There is a small pouch in the inside to help with organization. My daughter is able to zip it up with out any trouble. Great quality for the cost.
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★★★★★ 5
Nice stretchy durable fabric, so comfy
Color: Multicolor-4pack-a1, Size: Medium
Very comfortable. Soft and durable fabric. Stretch nicely and fit perfectly. Great bed time wear.
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