Books for Young Readers to Celebrate Father’s Day, Part 1
“You Are My I Love You” by Maryann Cusimano Love; illustrations by Satomi Ichikawa If you’ve ever been in the middle of an argument, or at least a heated discussion, concerning what makes a song great,...
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“My Father is Taller than a Tree” by Joseph Bruchac; illustrations by Wendy Anderson Halperin Hindsight, as they say is 20/20 and I have found that to be true as my girls have left the nest. While it...
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“You Can Do Anything Daddy” by Michael Rex If any of you, and I include myself in this category, have read the lengths to which parents will go to insure the safety of their off spring as in that...
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Fly High Fly Low By Don Freeman Dads are usually tasked with finding the perfect home for their families and here, in Don Freeman’s Caldecott Honor Book Fly High Fly Low, Dad happens to be a pigeon...
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Nelly Gnu and Daddy Too By Anna Dewdney Father’s Day isn’t until June 15th of this year, but Anna Dewdney has come up with a dandy picture book for the father/daughter bonding moments that become...
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Following Papa’s Song By Gianna Marino Recently, we observed “Take a Child to Work Day” and I’m sure loads of moms and dads took their young readers to see what they “do” all day. Young children have...
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How to Cheer Up Dad By Fred Koehler June is the month for Dads, grads and brides to be front and center. For all those dads out there who point out the overkill for Mother’s Day, lament their own...
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Granpa By John Burningham As Father’s Day approaches, there will be a ton of emphasis on fathers. But what about your father’s father? The one called grandpa or another affectionate term, is probably...
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Tad and Dad Words and pictures by David Ezra Stein Tadpoles grow into frogs and kids grow into bigger ones, in case it’s escaped your attention. And just in case it has, David Ezra Stein, receiver of...
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From comments left on The Snuggery from a web site called A is for Aging.com with postings by Lindsey McDivitt, I decided to devote this Father’s Day blog to two picture books celebrating relationships...
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