This week's book:
Papa, Do You Love Me? is a delightful children's picture book about a Maasai father and son in Africa. Author Barbara M. Joosse and artist Barbara Lavallee focus on the question asked by children across nations and cultures, "Papa, do you love me?" and on the joy that comes when that love is confirmed.
This book uses vocabulary, phonological awareness and print awareness skills.
Book list - Celebrating Fathers
| Our tree named Steve by Alan Zweibel |
Dear Kids, A long time ago, when you were little, Mom and I took you to where we wanted to build a house. . . . I remember there was one tree, however, that the three of you couldn't stop staring at. . . .
After the family spares him from the builders, Steve the tree quickly works his way into their lives. He holds their underwear when the dryer breaks down, he's there when Adam and Lindsay get their first crushes, and he's the centerpiece at their outdoor family parties. With a surprising lack of anthropomorphizing, this is a uniquely poignant celebration of fatherhood, families, love, and change.
| You can do anything, daddy! By Michael Rex | ||
At bedtime a little boy asks, Daddy, if I got taken by pirates would you save me? This sets off a series of different scenarios, as the pirates morph into gorillas, robots, and robot like creatures from Mars. As the father gives chase, the obstacles he encounters include jungles, cliffs, tigers, snakes, and vultures. Once the son is rescued, another round of questions describes the medical procedures and equipment (bandages and apple juice, primarily) that would heal the father after his adventures.
Pajama Light by Gale Sypher Jacob
Join a little girl and her father as they take their regular nighttime stroll to a nearby lighthouse in this soothing bedtime book. Gale Sypher Jacob's subtle rhyming text highlights the tenderness and warmth of a loving father-daughter relationship.
| Friday my radio flyer flew by Zachary Pullen |
What do you do with an old red wagon? Well, that depends. If the wagon in question is a strust old Radio Flyer discovered while exploring the attic with your dad, and if you have a penchant for flying machines, then you may have just found the perfect way to get your dreams off the ground.
That's how you play soccer daddy! by Sherry Shahan
In a reversal of the usual competitive sports message, a parent teaches his son to just have fun. At soccer practice, Coach yells, Drill! Drill! Drill! and when the team leaves, she reminds them to Practice! Practice! Practice! for the big game next week. Team captain Mikey is totally driven: We have to win, win, win! Crowds of moms and dads shout from the stands except for Mikey's dad. He wants to have fun with his son, and the two set winning aside to roll in the grass with their puppy, a belly tickle, a belly chickle.
Father and Son read-aloud stories by Robert Gould
Classic fairy tales are refashioned for a boy's imagination in this collection that encourages boys and fathers to cozy up and read aloud together. Told in a lively narrative style and accompanied by enchanting full-page illustrations, the 12 adventurous, suspenseful, and humorous stories include Jack and the Beanstalk, Hansel and Gretel, Chicken Little, and Rumplestiltskin.
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