Archive for the ‘Dads’ Category

Just Like You by Jan Fearnley

March 28, 2011 - 2:31 pm No Comments

Little Mouse is a little jealous of the other animals. Daddy Frog can jump really high to bring his little frogs the juiciest bugs and Mama Rabbit can dig deep, deep burrows to keep her babies safe. But what can Mama Mouse do that’s so special? She can do a lot of things, but what she can do best is always love her Little Mouse with all her heart.

Families Have Together by Harriet Ziefert

March 6, 2011 - 8:48 pm No Comments

L.O.V.E. this book!

Mornings have hugs.
Toasters have plugs.
Breakfast has mugs.

Leaves have rakes.
Birthdays have cakes.
Bellies have aches.

But my favorite is the last line…Families have together.

The illustrations in this book are so cute and I love that it rhymes, too.

My Dog is as Smelly as Dirty Socks by Hanoch Piven

March 6, 2011 - 2:32 pm No Comments

This is a great book to talk about similes and metaphors with kids while also discussing how family members are all different, but very important pieces of a family.

“My dad is as stubborn as a knot in a rope.”
“My mom is as soft as the softest fluff.”
“My brother is as strong as a baseball bat.”
“My baby brother is as sweet as candy.”

Of course, the storyteller has some similes to describe herself….”I am as sparkly as a star.”

And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell

March 2, 2011 - 1:00 pm No Comments

I completely believe in using books to help you talk to your kids about things that maybe you aren’t sure how to discuss. This is the PERFECT book for explaining to your children that families come in all different forms and that, in fact, some families have two dads. I also love this book because it focuses on how the two penguins spent so much time together and how much they clearly loved each other. I also love this book because it’s a true story of two penguins who ended up with a penguin baby to care for and how the workers at the zoo made it happen. I would read this book to your children before they come to you with questions. When they do come to you with questions then you can talk about this book. They then already have a frame of reference with which to understand what they’ve just asked you. It makes the discussion much easier that way.

Dad, Are You the Tooth Fairy? by Jason Alexander

February 23, 2011 - 12:10 pm No Comments

This is a fabulous story about how a dad and his son come to terms with growing up and starting to hear from friends and older kids that maybe some of the things you’ve always believed in may not be true. The advice from father to son in this book could be applied to Santa, the Easter Bunny or the Tooth Fairy. The bottom line is…”it’s a balance between their heads and their hearts. One without the other is an empty life.” This book is so touching and very thought provoking.

Pony Brushes His Teeth by Michael Dahl

February 15, 2011 - 2:07 pm No Comments

Pony does a lot of things just like his dad: he eats a lot, picks out his toothbrush, squeezes out the toothpaste and brushes up and down. He makes sure to brush every single tooth. He also swishes and spits, just like his dad…but sometimes he misses the sink. Oops! This is a great board book to share with your little one.

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen

January 3, 2011 - 10:10 pm No Comments

A girl and her dad go out owling on a cold winter night. She knows she has to be quiet and that she might hear and owl and she might not. I love the beautiful language in this book and the quiet moments that the little girl shares with her dad while they are out together on their nature walk in the snow.

Daddy’s Little Scout by Janet Bingham

July 13, 2010 - 9:36 am No Comments

Little Fox has gotten too big for the den he lives in with his daddy, so they are on a search for a new place to live. Mrs. Finch and Squirrel live way up in the trees and although it would be neat to live in the trees, foxes don’t live in trees. They discover a mouse’s house, but Little Fox is too big and noisy to live in a little hole like a mouse. The stream where the fish live is too cold and wet for Little Fox, but it is fun to splash in. Mole’s hole is too dark and and rabbit’s hole is too crowded. Little Fox and his daddy dig and dig and dig all afternoon to make a den that is just right for them.

I Love My Pirate Papa by Laura Leuck

July 3, 2010 - 10:47 pm No Comments

The life of a pirate’s child…you get to walk the plank whenever you want, you learn the letter X from looking at all those treasure maps, you get to use a telescope to look for land, you get to have belching contests and you always get a little sack of gold whenever the other pirates on board find treasure. The best thing about being a pirate’s child, however, is when your pirate papa puts you to bed each night.

Earth to Stella by Simon Puttock

June 17, 2010 - 3:04 pm No Comments

Stella’s dad is trying to get her to get ready for bed, but she has bigger and better plans. She does eventually get ready for bed, but not before she takes a little detour through the solar system in her chicken rocket, bounces around in some craters and finds some alien bugs on a distant planet. Maybe she will take her dad with her next time if she can get him to stay up late enough.