0:00:08 > 0:00:09Hey there.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12I'm Eddie, and I was just saying to my friends here that
0:00:12 > 0:00:14I love dressing up. Don't you?
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Cos Mr Robot loves dressing up as a dinosaur,
0:00:17 > 0:00:19and Dinosaur loves dressing up as a robot,
0:00:19 > 0:00:24whereas I am trying to decide between a bird and a firefighter.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Anyway, the dad in tonight's bedtime story -
0:00:27 > 0:00:31he loves all sorts of dressing up. It's called The Dressing-up Dad.
0:00:31 > 0:00:36It's written by Maudie Smith and the pictures are by Paul Howard.
0:00:37 > 0:00:42Danny loved dressing up. So did Danny's dad.
0:00:45 > 0:00:50Now, Danny and his dad dressed up at home and when they went out.
0:00:50 > 0:00:55They dressed up anywhere, at any time, whatever the weather.
0:00:55 > 0:01:01And there was nothing they enjoyed more than a dressing-up party.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04For his birthday, Danny had a dinosaur party.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07The next year, he had a robot party.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09And the year after that, it was pirates.
0:01:09 > 0:01:14Dad was the most piratey pirate of them all!
0:01:14 > 0:01:20There was no-one quite like Danny's dad but, sometimes, Danny wondered.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23He wondered what it would be like to have an ordinary,
0:01:23 > 0:01:26everyday dad, like other people had.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30"Your birthday's coming up!" said Danny's dad.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35"I'm really looking forward to the bugs party! What shall I come as?
0:01:35 > 0:01:42"A ladybird? A dragonfly? Or a great, big, hairy spider?"
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Danny ran upstairs.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49"I don't want you to come to my party as a bug!" he said.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54"Not even as a beetle?" said Dad. "Not even as an ant!
0:01:54 > 0:02:00"Can't you come as a dad instead? An ordinary, everyday one? Please?"
0:02:01 > 0:02:03"Oh," said Dad.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08"I could try being an ordinary, everyday dad,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11"although I'm not sure I have the right outfit."
0:02:11 > 0:02:13But at the very back of the wardrobe,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Danny found the perfect thing.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20Danny's dad looked great dressed up as an ordinary, everyday dad.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23He turned out to be really good at being an ordinary,
0:02:23 > 0:02:25everyday dad, too.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28He took care of the guests, he organised the party games,
0:02:28 > 0:02:31and he made sure everyone got a slice of birthday cake.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36He did everything an ordinary, everyday dad ought to do.
0:02:36 > 0:02:42But something wasn't right. "We want to be chased!" said Danny's friends.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45"We want a giant caterpillar!"
0:02:45 > 0:02:53Dad looked sad. "Sorry," he said. "I've got party bags to organise."
0:02:53 > 0:02:59But Danny shouted, "Wait! "Put it on, Dad! Go ahead!"
0:02:59 > 0:03:03"I'd love to," said Dad. "But are you sure you want me to?"
0:03:03 > 0:03:05"Quite sure!" said Danny.
0:03:05 > 0:03:10It was his party, but he wanted Dad to have fun, too.
0:03:10 > 0:03:16So Dad dressed up as a giant caterpillar,
0:03:16 > 0:03:18and it was brilliant!
0:03:19 > 0:03:22No-one wanted to go home.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25"You love dressing up, don't you, Dad?" said Danny.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29"I do!" said Dad. "I love dressing up with you!"
0:03:29 > 0:03:31"Well, from now on," said Danny,
0:03:31 > 0:03:34"we can dress up together whenever you like!"
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Ordinary, everyday dads were fine,
0:03:37 > 0:03:42but Danny knew his dressing-up dad was the best dad in the world.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Danny and his dad had such fun dressing up.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51I hope you enjoyed that story. It was called The Dressing-up Dad.
0:03:51 > 0:03:56Now it is time for you to dress up in your pyjamas, ready for bed,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59and I will see you soon for another story.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00Night-night.