| Title, Creators, Comments / Reviews | Ages | Date Added | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. My Daddy and Me (Paperback) Author: Jerry Spinelli Illustrator: Seymour Chwast Publisher: Dragonfly Books |
Ages 4-8 |
9/29/2009 Add | |||
| Book said: My Daddy and Me: a Newbery medalist writes a kid's book in praise of both the fun things and the practical things about daddies. tags: I recommend , fathers , dads , children's book , fatherhood , sons | |||||
| 21 Reviews | |||||
| 2. The Very Best Daddy of All (Paperback) Author: Marion Dane Bauer Illustrator: Leslie Wu Publisher: Aladdin |
Ages 4-8 |
9/20/2009 Add | |||
| Book said: The Very Best Daddy of All is a children’s book about thirteen different animal daddies, and one human daddy. Each two-page spread shows a different animal daddy and single child, along with a desc...more tags: I recommend , animal fathers , fatherhood , children's book | |||||
| 50 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Everything to Spend the Night From A to Z (Hardcover) Author: Ann Whitford Paul Illustrator: Maggie Smith Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishing |
Ages 4-8 |
9/20/2009 Add | |||
| Book said: The little girl in this story is thrilled to be spending the night with her Grandpa, and she’s brought along her overnight bag with everything that they will need for their visit together. And as ...more tags: I recommend , grandfathers , grandaughters , alphabet | |||||
| 20 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Two-Minute Drill: Mike Lupica's Comeback Kids (Comeback Kids Series) (Ha... Author: Mike Lupica Publisher: Philomel |
Ages 9-12 |
9/4/2009 Add | |||
| Book said: Two Minute Drill: appealing YA book about the importance of sportsmanship, determination, friendship, fatherhood, and reading. tags: I recommend , fathers , fatherhood , sons , sports , football , reading | |||||
| 261 Reviews | |||||
| 5. Half for You (Library Binding) Author: Meyer Azaad Illustrator: Nahid Haqiqat Publisher: Carolrhoda Books |
Ages 4-8 |
9/1/2009 Add | |||
| Book said: This original Persian folk tale is the story of a little bird who is learning from his father. Once the father has taught his son how to fly and taught him how to find grain, he sends him into the fi...more tags: I recommend , fathers , sons , animal fathers , Persian , folktale , cooperative economics | |||||
| 2 Reviews | |||||
| 6. My Parents Are Divorced, My Elbows Have Nicknames, and Other Facts About... Author: Bill Cochran Illustrator: Steve Bjorkman Publisher: HarperCollins |
Ages 4-8 |
8/27/2009 Add | |||
| Book said: Ted’s parents are divorced, but that doesn’t mean he’s weird. Instead, there are a lot of other reasons that he’s weird. Like the fact that his elbows are nicknamed Clyde and Carl, or that h...more tags: I recommend , fathers , sons , separation , divorce | |||||
| 16 Reviews | |||||
| 7. When the Whistle Blows (Hardcover) Author: Fran Slayton Publisher: Philomel |
Ages 9-12 |
8/27/2009 Add | |||
| Book said: Jimmy Cannon lives in the little railroad town of Rowlesburg, West Virginia, and is a boy of his place and time. His world is Rail’s general store, and raising mischief with his pals, and going hun...more tags: I recommend , fathers , sons | |||||
| 164 Reviews | |||||
| 8. MAMA: a TRUE story, in which a BABY HIPPO loses his MAMA during a TSUNAM... Author: Jeanette Winter Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books |
Ages 4-8 |
8/24/2009 Add | |||
| Book said: Mama is a wonderful testament to the power of adoptive families, and a celebration of the fact that they can occur even in the animal kingdom. Because it can be understood as a picture book even by v...more tags: I recommend , fathers , parenting , family diversity , adoption , loss , separation | |||||
| 52 Reviews | |||||
| 9. The Boy's Body Guide: A Health and Hygiene Book (Paperback) Author: Frank C. Hawkins, M.D., Dr. Greta L. Laube Illustrator: J. C. Hawkins Publisher: Boy's Guide Books, LLC |
Ages 9-12 |
8/23/2009 Add | |||
| Book said: Learning to take care of your own body is part of growing up, and as adults we sometimes forget how much there is for children to learn. The Boy’s Body Guide is a health and hygiene handbook for bo...more tags: I recommend , fathers , dads , children's book , parenting , sons , boys , fitness , health , hygiene | |||||
| 29 Reviews | |||||
| 10. Sending Love, My "Different-Functional" Family (A Children's B... Author: Lori Hilliard Illustrator: Andy Goddard Publisher: Aspenwood Publishing |
N/A |
8/20/2009 Add | |||
| Book said: In “Sending Love”, five year old Joshua tells us all about himself and his family. He likes to play in the dirt, has a dog and a cat, and has two sisters and a brother. He also has two houses, ...more tags: I recommend , fathers , children's book , parenting , daughters , divorce | |||||
| 8 Reviews | |||||
| 11. The Boy's Fitness Guide: Expert Coaching for the Young Man Who Wants to ... Author: Frank C. Hawkins Illustrator: J. C. Hawkins Publisher: Boy's Guide Books |
Ages 9-12 |
8/20/2009 Add | |||
| Book said: The Boy's Guide to Fitness is practical, understandable advice on health and fitness for boys and for their fathers as well. tags: parenting , sons , fathers , I recommend , boys , fitness , health , exercise | |||||
| 2 Reviews | |||||
| 12. My Grandson Lew (Hardcover) Author: Charlotte Zolotow Illustrator: William Pene Du Bois Publisher: Harper & Row |
Ages 4-8 |
7/26/2009 Add | |||
| Book said: In this 1974 book (an oldie but still a goodie) Lew wakes from his sleep amid dreams that remind him of the good times with his grandfather. Unbeknownst to his mother, Lew has fond and vivid memories ...more tags: I recommend , children's book , grandfathers , grandsons , death | |||||
| 13 Reviews | |||||
| 13. Daddy Loves Me (Board book) Author: Dk, DK Publishing Publisher: DK Preschool |
Ages 4-8 |
7/12/2009 Add | |||
| Book said: Daddy loves me is a board book all about daddies and how they love their infants and toddlers. The rhyming text is accompanied by bright, full-color photographs of dads and children having fun togeth...more tags: I recommend , fathers , dads , children's book | |||||
| 13 Reviews | |||||
| 14. Take me out to the Ballgame - a Smithsonian American Favorites Book (wit... Author: Ben Nussbaum Illustrator: Macky Pamintuan Publisher: Soundprints |
Ages 4-8 |
6/26/2009 Add | |||
| Book said: Young children will enjoy the bold eye-catching caricatures that illustrate this story, as well as having the words sung to them. Older children will enjoy the brief appendix, which explains the orig...more tags: I recommend , fathers , dads , baseball | |||||
| 6 Reviews | |||||
| 15. Daddies (Paperback) Author: Lila Prap Illustrator: Lila Prap Publisher: NorthSouth |
Ages 4-8 |
6/24/2009 Add | |||
| Book said: In this oversized paperback a little boy asks his dad for five more minutes of playtime before bed, so that they can pretend to be animals together. As father and son change shape from rhinos to cham...more tags: I recommend , fathers , dads , fatherhood , sons , animal fathers | |||||
| 25 Reviews | |||||
| 16. Peeper Has a Fever (Dr. Hippo Story) (Hardcover) Author: Charlotte Cowan Illustrator: Susan Banta Publisher: The Hippocratic Press |
Ages 4-8 |
6/9/2009 Add | |||
| Book said: Peeper the little frog is very excited to go to the Picnic and Diving Contest, but his plans are ruined when his mother discovers that he has a fever and calls the doctor. Peeper is very disappointed...more tags: I recommend , fathers , children's book , parenting , sickness , fever | |||||
| 10 Reviews | |||||
| 17. Major League Dads (Rugrats) (Paperback) Author: Molly Wigand Illustrator: Vince Giarrano Publisher: Simon & Schuster Childrens Books |
N/A |
5/31/2009 Add | |||
| Book said: In this story, the kids from the Nickelodeon TV series Rugrats go with their dads (and Grandpa Lou) to a baseball game to celebrate Father’s Day. As usual, Tommy and his mischievous friends wander ...more tags: I recommend , fathers , dads , children's book , grandfathers | |||||
| 4 Reviews | |||||
| 18. Daddy Hug (Hardcover) Author: Tim Warnes Illustrator: Jane Chapman Publisher: HarperCollins |
Ages 4-8 |
5/25/2009 Add | |||
| Book said: Daddy Hug takes your kids through a journey of the animal kingdom’s diverse types of Dads. Simple adjectives and words introduce all types of Daddies and roll into the next animal adjective with the...more tags: I recommend , fathers , dads , children's book , fatherhood , parenting , animal fathers | |||||
| 47 Reviews | |||||
| 19. The Reluctant Dragon (PlainTales Classics) (Audio CD) Author: Kenneth Grahame, Stephen McLaughlin Publisher: PlainTales Inc. |
Ages 4-8 |
5/21/2009 Add | |||
| Book said: The Reluctant Dragon is a charming story about friendship and about finding peaceful solutions to our problems. One evening, a shepherd comes home and tells his family that a dragon has taken up resi...more tags: I recommend , fathers , dads , parenting , sons , dragons | |||||
| 88 Reviews | |||||
| 20. Bertie: Just Like Daddy (Hardcover) Author: Marcus Pfister Illustrator: Marcus Pfister Publisher: NorthSouth |
Ages 4-8 |
5/14/2009 Add | |||
| Book said: The illustrations are colorful, fun and active and give the reader an amusing view of Bertie’s day with dad. Bertie’s father is shown shopping, cooking and caring for his child, images not typical...more tags: I recommend , fathers , dads , children's book , fatherhood , parenting , sons | |||||
| 13 Reviews | |||||
| 21. I Love You Just the Way You Are (George and Ba) (Hardcover) Author: Virginia Miller Illustrator: Virginia Miller Publisher: Candlewick |
Baby to Pre-K |
5/11/2009 Add | |||
| Book tagged as: I recommend , fathers , dads , children's book , parenting | |||||
| 20 Reviews | |||||
| 22. Where Is Papa Now? (Library Binding) Author: Celeste Conway Publisher: Boyds Mills Pr |
Baby to Pre-K |
5/9/2009 Add | |||
| Book tagged as: I recommend , fathers , dads , children's book , fatherhood , parenting , daughters , separation | |||||
| 5 Reviews | |||||
| 23. Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom (Hardcover) Author: Eric Wight Illustrator: Eric Wight Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing |
Ages 4-8 |
5/8/2009 Add | |||
| Book tagged as: I recommend , fathers , dads , children's book , sons , graphic novel , boys reading | |||||
| 50 Reviews | |||||
| 24. Just the Two of Us (Hardcover) Author: Will Smith Illustrator: Kadir Nelson Publisher: Scholastic |
Ages 4-8 |
4/29/2009 Add | |||
| Book tagged as: I recommend , fathers , dads , children's book , fatherhood , parenting , sons , single fathers , african-american culture | |||||
| 156 Reviews | |||||
| 25. You and Me, Little Bear (Hardcover) Author: Martin Waddell Illustrator: Barbara Firth Publisher: Candlewick |
Ages 4-8 |
4/27/2009 Add | |||
| Book tagged as: I recommend , fathers , dads , children's book , fatherhood , parenting , playtime | |||||
| 12 Reviews | |||||
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