This book can be said to be a gift from the author to all fathers, but as far as anthony browne's life is concerned, this picture book also has the significance of commemorating his father. Anthony browne once said, "My father is a very special person. He looks strong and confident, but he also has a shy and sensitive side, a bit like a gorilla who likes painting. In addition to teaching me to draw, he encouraged me to do various sports, such as rugby, football and cricket ... "His tall and strong father suddenly died of illness when anthony browne was 17 years old, which made him deeply hit and took him several years to get out of the haze. Anthony browne said that the yellow-brown plaid robe, pajamas and shoes on his father's body in My Dad are all his father's clothes, which have been kept in boxes for many years and still smell like his father. The plaid pattern on the robe appears not only on dad, but also on the title page and bread. Perhaps, in anthony browne's eyes, his father's figure is everywhere!