Book reviews of books with positive views of fathers & fatherhood and occasionally other things we like as dads and men. http://www.bookdads.com
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In this book, translated from the original Japanese edition, little Yuuta and his mother go to visit Grandpa in his town. He has been living there alone since Grandma died, and they are worried that he is lonely there and want him to come live with them. But Grandpa’s not very interested in the...
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Book Dads Twitter Digest is a weekly roundup of our posts on Twitter and we hope to share links related to books, literacy and dads too. Follow Book Dads on TwitterDon’t be the only one at the water cooler who doesn’t have a Brizzly account. Here’s an invitation, good for 10 peo...
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This rhyming book is filled with warm watercolors that wonderfully express the affection between a little bear and his dad. Bear and his dad are shown swimming, running and even dancing in the rain. A happy book that celebrates the special physical bond between fathers and children, and an enco...
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Jesse and his grandfather sit in a rocking chair together, staring into a roaring fireplace. As they watch shapes form and dissolve within the dancing flames, soon they see the shape of an apple tree. In a moment, Jesse and Gramps find themselves in the world of the apple tree and then – yikes!...
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We have one prize box of five novels to giveaway for the month of November. One winner will receive all five books, no substitutions or specific requests will be accepted.The five books included in the prize box are (click the title to read our review):1. Loot The Moon by Mark Arsenault2. Wait Un...
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Cool Daddy Rat goes out every night to play jazz in New York City, leaving his son Ace behind with Mama Rat. But on this special night, Ace stows away in Daddy Rat’s bass case, and spends a night out in the city with his dad. This book rings with the rhythms of jazz, both in the scat that is in...
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Fall is my favorite time of the year, here is a photo from a hike we recently made to the top of Sunrise Mountain looking down on Lake George, NY. We’ve had a great month here at Book Dads, here is a roundup of our reviews and posts from October.About DadsSay Daddy!Loot the MoonMax’s ...
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Weekend Wander is a weekly roundup of links, events and resources related to books, reading, literacy and dads too. We would like to explore and share ideas from both the book blogging and the dad blogging communities. Here is what we have to share this week:Dad Blogs - Fatherhood Friday 37 | D...
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Todd Parr lends his distinctive picture book style to adoption in his latest book. Every two or three pages, Parr writes “We belong together because …” and then fills in the blank in different heartfelt – and sometimes whimsical – ways. The pictures show families of all different kinds (includi...
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Book Dads Twitter Links is a roundup of our posts on Twitter this week and we hope to share links related to books, literacy and dads too. Follow Book Dads on TwitterRT @KirkusReviews Wondering about the Best Children’s Books of 2009? The Nov. 15 Kirkus will feature the top kids titles of ...
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Rules for My Unborn Son, from the blog of the same name is a collection of pithy advice on life, meant not only for boys but for grown men as well. As the author Walker Lamond explains in the Introduction, boys need rules. Rules serve to keep them safe, provide guidance in life, and help them l...
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Sites likes Book Dads and One Zillion Books present reviews of books from a parent or adult’s perspective, but what about a kid’s perspective? We know what books and other media we think will be good for our kids, but what do they think? Enter Lane Sutton, aka the Kid Critic, whose website www....
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Dan Burns is the author of Saving Ben: A Father’s Story of Autism, which recounts one man’s experience raising his autistic son. The book was published in August 2009 by the University of Texas Press. Here is an excerpt from our review:Dan and Ben’s story will speak authentically to parents...
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The little boy in this story is big enough to ride the Dino Coaster rollercoaster, but he’s still very nervous about riding it with his Dad. For his part, Dad is very excited to ride – at least until they go down the first hill. Then the little boy discovers that riding the Dino Coaster i...
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This award-winning YA novel concerns the adventures of 15-year-old Matt Cruse, cabin boy aboard the lighter-than-air ship Aurora. Matt lives in an alternate history, steampunk world in which such dirigibles, filled with a gas called hydrium, have taken the place of airplanes. Airships like the...
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Weekend Wander is a weekly roundup of links, events and resources related to books, reading, literacy and dads too. We would like to explore and share ideas from both the book blogging and the dad blogging communities. Here is what we have to share this week:The Monster's Ring - a suspensef...
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Was unpacking the box of holiday decorations a special part of your Christmas as a child? Is it a holiday ritual for your own family? Then you will enjoy Steven Hornby’s Secrets of a Christmas Box, about the secret lives of the ornaments that dwell on a very unique Christmas tree. After...
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Photo via Picapp.comAt Book Dads we review books with positive representations of fathers and fatherhood, and encourage fathers to read with their children to help promote literacy and closer family relationships. Sports are a time-honored way for fathers to connect with their children – whether...
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Book Dads Twitter Links is a roundup of our posts on Twitter this week and we hope to share links related to books, literacy and dads too. Follow Book Dads on TwitterRT @AldridgeDuff: Intelligent read and convincing recommendation “The Journey to Literacy: Taking A Virtual Voyage” ht...
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This charming story about the magic of reading to children is told from the viewpoint of a baby bear who has just arrived in his new family. On the day he is born, his mother welcomes him into the world by reading him his first book, a book about kindness, caring and love. And then she encourag...
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The Path to Purpose is the result of research psychologist William Damon’s study of purpose in young adults, and he sees the lack of any meaningful purpose as a growing trend among American youth. He has identified four examples of such behavior: the disengaged and the non-purposeful, the ...
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Guest post by Wednesday Martin, Ph.D., Author of Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way We DoDon’t call them deadbeats. Research shows that today’s fathers are spending more time with their kids than ever — an average of nearly three and a ...
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Weekend Wander is a weekly roundup of links, events and resources related to books, reading, literacy and dads too. We would like to explore and share ideas from both the book blogging and the dad blogging communities. Here is what we have to share this week:Read Beyond Reality | Teen Read Week...
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American Parent is a memoir of one new father’s collision with the complex, confusing, and often bizarre world of modern American parenting. Sam Apple is a neurotic and a worrier, so he is both overjoyed and panicked to learn that his wife is pregnant, having already convinced himself that...
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The Young Adult Library Services Association would like you to celebrate Teen Read Week, from Oct. 18-24, by reading “beyond reality.” The Book Dads asked me to write something for the occasion since I’m a librarian and have been an avid science fiction fan since my teens. What they didn’t know ...
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Grandpappy Snippy Snappies combines alliteration and rhyming to tell the story of a Grandpappy who can perform amazing feats just by snapping his suspenders. He can free cows from a muddy muck, get a crashed police car unstuck, and even get a mail train back on track. But when his suspenders go...
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It’s 1987, and Dan Burns and his wife Sue can’t wait for the arrival of their new baby, Ben. Their nest is about to be newly empty with a daughter in high school and a son in college, and Dan is beginning to enjoy blossoming professional success. They are perfectly ready for a little ...
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“You know what?” “What?” “Chicken butt!” That may sound silly to you, but it’s the kind of silliness that your kids will love. In this fun and funny story, a little boy keeps distracting his increasingly exasperated dad with a question-and-answer game that starts with chicken butt, moves ...
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