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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Reading for your own enjoyment, and modeling an appreciation for reading is tip #6 for growing bookworms by Jen Robinson at PBS Parents | Booklights. Part of our mission here at Book Dads is to encourage male caregivers to read for themselves and to their children. Jen had this to say:This is esp...
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We’ve had a very busy holiday week here at Book Dads (still more busy coming) and we slacked off a bit on reading and reviews. Check out our posts from the past week.About DadsCaillou: Just Like DaddyBookendsBook Dads Twitter Digest 2009-12-25MrsP.com Announces Finalists for Nationwide Kids...
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The toddler Caillou – from the popular series of children’s books and videos – learns all about daddies in this short book. Parents should be cautioned that Caillou asks how he was born on the very first page! Caillou finds out what it was like when he was a baby, decides that...
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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 TwitterI guess I haven't been on Twitter much in a few days. #RT @MrsPstorytime finalist in kids writing contest gets donations of mo...
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“Be a Famous Writer Contest” Honors Young Hemingways and BrontësDecember 14, 2009 – MrsP.com announced the names today of the ten young writer finalists in its first “Mrs. P Be a Famous Writer” contest. Stories were submitted by kids age 4-13 from New York to California and represented near...
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An 11 year old finalist in the Mrs. P’s children’s Writing Contest has collected more than 1,000 books to donate to a children’s center in Florida. Way to go!Port St. Lucie girl donating more than 1,000 books for kids’ Christmas — South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com. ...
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The 33rd Edition of the Book Review Blog Carnival is now posted at I’ll Never Forget the Day I Read a Book. There are lots of great reviews to visit including a review of Saving Ben by Dan E. Burns that we have also reviewed here at Book Dads.We are hosting the 34th edition of the Book Rev...
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Check out this British website FiveDads.com. It provides an opportunity for dads, or anyone, to read to their kids even when they are away. For about $10 you can read one of 15 popular stories into your computer’s microphone and get an mp3 recording that your child can listen to if you are travel...
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PaperBackSwap.com has a school donation program where you can donate you unused credits. For each credit you donate a new book will be provided to a school in need. So far they have been able to provide much needed books to 25 schools.The current round of donations is over but they are looking fo...
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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 @Edubeat: 100 Ways To Be a Better Father | Fatherhood: http://bit.ly/18LwVH /via @ileducprof #Weekend Wander is a weekly roundup...
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Mommy Niri has a post of our Top 5 Holiday Books at Book Dads. Here’s what she has to say about us:I came across Book Dads while working with Hooked On Phonics and I have always been impressed with their quality of their content. It was exactly why I reached out with Steven and Brian to sha...
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The holidays are a very busy time for the Book Dads family and our multicultural, transracial, adoptive household. In the last two weeks of December we celebrate Yule, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and our son’s Adoption Day. Here are our five top books for sharing with our son for the holiday season:The...
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We’re passing along an important announcement from Reach Out and Read:With the holidays almost here, and 2010 right around the corner, you still have time to give a gift that will last a lifetime! Make a gift to Reach Out and Read to honor a teacher, colleague, or family member and help pr...
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This is part 5 in a series at PBS Parents | Booklights by Jen Robinson on encouraging readers. Tip #5 is to visit libraries and bookstores. Visiting the library is one or our favorite activities. In fact we have a brand new public library being built in our neighborhood just a short walk from hom...
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This weeks Children’s Literacy and Reading News Round-Up is posted at Jen Robinson’s Book Page. Our favorite link share this week:In a related LA Times opinion piece, journalist Susan Carpenter shares her experiences in choosing books for her reluctant reader son. My favorite line: &#...
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We have one prize box of three children’s books to giveaway for The Book Dads “End Of 2009″ Children’s Book Giveaway. One winner will receive all three books, no substitutions or specific requests will be accepted.The three books included in the prize box are (click the ti...
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The young boy who narrates from this story from the mid-1940s has a father with a very special job: he is a printer, and works with the giant printing presses that print millions of newspapers every day. His father is very proud of his job using his hands to compose type for the presses, and his...
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NCBLA Board Members and Award-Winning Authors Patricia and Fredrick McKissack Write the Latest Exquisite Corpse Adventure with a Marvelous Illustration by James Ransome!Read The Exquisite Corpse Adventure with the young people in your life, free on line.Check Out the Latest Exquisite Corpse Adven...
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Here’s a fun project for the winter school break:The Exquisite Prompt Writing Challenge, a year-long activity from Reading Rockets and AdLit.org, gives students in K–12 a chance to flex their writing muscles — and win fabulous prizes! The Exquisite Prompts are offered in connection with ea...
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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. Last week I missed doing the Weekend Wander post entirely and a couple links...
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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 TwitterWe're at the Albany Symphony Holiday Concert. http://yfrog.com/au3hvj #Waiting for the concert to begin. http://yfrog.com/4f6fg...
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Chris Mancini is the author of Pacify Me: A Handbook for the Freaked-Out New Dad, a manual for expectant and new fathers that mixes wry and insightful humor with equally insightful & candid truths. The book was published in May 2009 by the Simon Spotlight Entertainment. Here is an excerpt fro...
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Zen Shorts is a sequel to the delightful Zen Ties that features the further adventures of Stillwater the Giant Panda. One day Stillwater moves into the neighborhood of the siblings Addy, Michael, and Karl. The next day, Addy goes to visit Stillwater at his house and finds him sitting in the bac...
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Pennies in a Jar takes place on the American “home front” during World War Two. The young boy who narrates the story misses his father who has gone away to fight in the war. When his father left, he hugged his son and told him to be brave. But the boy is afraid of so many things, like how he a...
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We have one autographed copy of Pacify Me: A Handbook for the Freaked-Out New Dad by Chris Mancini to giveaway.Pacify Me is a book for expectant and new fathers that derives its unusual charm from an unexpected combination of two very different elements. The first is tongue-in-cheek-but-you-know-...
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A boy and his dad go for a sightseeing tour in New York City in this picture book whose illustrations engagingly depict the excitement and constant activity of New York City combined with the energetic enjoyment of a day out with dad. Each page is filled with lots of details for children to noti...
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Necromancy Never Pays: Book Review Blog Carnival.The 32nd edition of the Book Review Blog Carnival is posted at Necromancy Never Pays. Submit your reviews to the next carnival, which will be hosted at Fantasy Book News: http://www.fantasybooknews.com/ on Dec 29th.Tweet This!Share this on Facebook...
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Pacify Me is a book for expectant and new fathers that derives its unusual charm from an unexpected combination of two very different elements. The first is tongue-in-cheek-but-you-know-it’s-so-true humor, and if this were all that was to be found in Pacify Me, then there would be little t...
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When Paulina’s parents take her to the pet shop for her birthday, she picks out a little gray fish to take home with her. Little do any of them know that this little gray fish is in fact Vincent the baby whale! First he lives in a fishbowl, then in the bathtub, and then in [...]Click on the tit...
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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 TwitterWeekend Wander: a weekly roundup of links, events & resources related to books, reading, literacy & dads too. http://bookda...
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