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Titles
Previously Listed on the Reading with Dad Book List
Boundless
Grace (1995) by Mary Hoffman
In a sequel to Amazing Grace, a little girl flies to Africa to visit
the father she barely remembers.
* Daddy and
Me (1993) by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
A photo story of former tennis star Arthur Ashe, his struggle with
AIDS, and his special relationship with his daughter.
Daddy Will
Be There (1998) by Lois G. Grambling
A little girl knows that no matter what happens that her father
will be there.
* Dad's Car
Wash (1988) by Harry Sutherland
An imaginative story of a dad giving his son a (car wash) bath.
Everett Anderson's
Goodbye (1983) by Lucille Clifton
A little boy experiences the five stages of grief as he comes to
terms with his father's death.
* If I Were
Your Father (1999) by Margaret Park Bridges
A warm and humorous conversation about a little boy who offers his
own fantastic vision of what a father might do.
In Daddy's
Arms I Am Tall (1997)
A collection of poems celebrating African-American fathers.
Just Like
Daddy (1981) by Frank Asch
A young bear describes all the activities he does during the day
that are just like his daddy's.
* My Daddy
And I… (1991) by Eloise Greenfield
A board book exploring the chores and fun a dad and son have together.
The Night
Worker (2000) by Kate Banks
A son accompanies his father to his night job at a construction
site.
Reading with
Dad (2000) by Richard Jorgensen (Minnesota Author)
A father and daughter share the power and joy of reading together
from youth to old age.
Ten, Nine,
Eight (1983) by Molly Bang
A little girl and her father count down from 10 to 1 as she prepares
to go to bed.
Tight Times
(1979) by Barbara Shook Hazen
A small boy, not allowed to have a dog because times are tight,
finds a starving kitten in a trash can on the same day his father
loses his job.
* Tom and
Pippo Read a Story (1988) by Helen Oxenbury
A board book about a father reading to his son, and then the boy
reading to his stuffed animal.
* A Visit
to the Big House (1993) by Oliver Butterworth
Two children with their mother make their first trip to prison to
visit their recently incarcerated father.
What Daddies
Do Best (1998) by Laura Numeroff
Fathers participating in everyday activities show their love for
their children in very similar ways.
* Your Dad
Was Just Like You (1993) by Dolores Johnson
A little boy, who is not getting along well with his father, learns
some interesting things from his grandfather.
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