father and child

Examines the important relationship between children and fathers and explores the link between families, reading, and libraries, offering librarians suggestions on how to encourage fathers to become more involved in their children's education and reading experience.

An unattractive, ignored spinster daughter, determined not to be forgotten, takes drastic measures when her father brings home a new wife.

While spending a lovely day with his mother, a young elephant named Little Gray imagines that when he grows older, his mother will grow younger and he will care for her as his calf.

Offers fathers practical advice to help them connect with their toddlers and cope with the challenges and unique situations that arise during their child's second and third years of life, covering topics including milestones, emotional and psychological development, the importance of play, family planning, and teaching basic life skills.

London teenager Sofia Dirie, who was born in Somalia, finds her life turned upside down when her father, who has been gone for twelve years, returns from war-torn Mogadishu and expects the family to live by his rules.

After Grandma, Grandpa, and Mama Bear unsuccessfully try to sing Baby Bear to sleep, Papa finds just the right song.

In an effort to fulfill their dying father's last request, nine-year-old Ben and his brother and sister construct a barn on their land in the Oregon Territory.

Baby care book written for fathers with information on preparing a bottle, soothing a baby in the middle of night, and helping a child learn to talk.

William Bloom, desperate to get to know his dying father before it's too late, recreates his parent's life in a series of legends and myths based on the few facts he knows about them.