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Wang, Holman

Summary: "Being a dad is eleven jobs in one! This unique picture book for very young readers celebrates the many jobs being a parent encompasses: A receptionist scheduling important meetings (for playdates), an architect designing buildings (or pillow forts), an inspector (of diapers!).... When Dad gets home from his day job at the office, he never knows which job will be waiting for him, but he knows...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WAN

Ekster, Carol Gordon

Summary: Athena thinks that her father, who drives a truck, has the most amazing job in the world, but she is having trouble convincing her classmates--until she comes up with a plan.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions, an imprint of Capstone 2023

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE EKS

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Ekster

Stohler, Lauren

Summary: After a long, itchy, uncomfortable day in clothes, a slew of fuzzy friends and her understanding Dad convince Cody that not all pajamas are bad.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2022

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STO

Bluey

1 hold on 2 copies

Summary: Everyone loves Bandit, but especially Bluey and Bingo! He's always making up funny games, playing Daddy Robot, and taking them on exciting adventures. This is the perfect book to celebrate your dad on Father's Day, or any day, and share what makes him awesome!

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers Licenses, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022

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Bolling, Valerie

Summary: Told in rhyming text, a young African American girl learns to ride a bike, with the help of her father.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2022

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Lebeuf, Darren

Summary: "A young girl explores her city with her father, taking in all its sensory details. Her city speaks to her in so many ways: "sometimes it echoes," and "sometimes it trills." It "buzzes and tweets and flocks." It's both "busy" and "relaxed," and "smelly" and "sweet." In the end, we discover that the city doesn't just speak to this inquisitive young girl - it also listens ... Author Darren...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2021

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Manushkin, Fran

Summary: When Katie's father looses his special rainbow ring while playing with the kids in the backyard, Katie and Pedro work to follow the clues to find the missing ring.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: After Yasmin and her father spend the day working on a large jigsaw puzzle, her father does not feel well the next morning. Doctor Yasmin is sure she can diagnose the problem, and prescribe a cure!

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2022

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Seales, Stephanie

Summary: While a young Panamanian American girl and her father share "just-us" time on an early morning horseback ride around their town, he tells her cowboy stories and she realizes she is a cowboy too.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SEA

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SEA

Covell, David

Summary: In this gorgeous picture book, a girl and her father build a campfire together to keep the cold at bay. But as they welcome passing travelers -- from musicians to animals -- they create a community, fostered by a crackling fire and its comforting warmth.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2024

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Sala, Felicita

Summary: As a young girl seeks reassurances to more elaborate what-ifs, her father's reassurances paint a picture of infinite care, showing her there is no limit to the love he has for her.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SAL

Yoon, Helen

Summary: "Daddy is a bit distracted on their autumn walk, while his curious child only has eyes for one of nature's small wonders: a pinecone! And look, another pinecone! And another! In fact, she could gather an entire collection--an entire extended family--of pinecones if she wanted to (and she wants to!). But what then?"--Provided by publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024

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Robinson, Lisa

Summary: Kayla, a young girl, convinces her father to put away his cell phone during a stroll through the forest and enjoy a "forest bath," taking in all the sights and sounds around them. Includes a description of forest bathing and its benefits.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sounds True 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ROB

Cotter, Sacha

Summary: A little girl enjoys her father's imaginative explanations of his keys, from the one that starts the zippenburger he drives to work to the one that leads to her at the end of the day.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COT

Krans, Angela Pham

Summary: "Follows young Mai and her mother's perilous journey from Vietnam to America to find Papa--who left ahead of them to start a better life for their family"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KRA

Casimir, Arlène Elizabeth

Summary: "Lune loves hearing her daddy's stories--the funny ones, the sad ones, the ones with lessons about truth and love. Whether evoking an ill-fated climb up a mango tree or life after a hurricane, flying over magical mountains or the healing power of a mother's love, all of Daddy's stories begin with "lakay"--back home--and each one ushers Lune to Haiti, her father's homeland, a place she doesn't...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CAS

Coelho, Joseph

Summary: "Today is Luna's library day. Book bag, check. Library card, check. Adventures with bugs, dinosaurs, magic and Dad, check!"--Back cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a Division of EDC Publishing 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COE

Hourigan, Erin

Summary: A little girl whose father's world goes from bright and yellow to dark and blue gets frustrated when she is unable to help him, but knows that together, they can do anything.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOU

Ellinas, Georghia

Summary: Ariel is a spirit of the air who can fly, ride on clouds, and glow bright as fire. When his master, the magician Prospero, is overthrown by his brother as the Duke of Milan, Ariel joins Prospero and his baby daughter on a journey that will bring them to a beautiful island ruled by the monstrous Caliban--and to a series of events that lead to a vengeful storm, confounding spells, true romance,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ELL

Gómez, Dani

Summary: Little Emma loves unicorns, and playing with her father, so even after she grows up her father keeps all her unicorn toys--until it is time for Emma's daughter to enjoy them with her grandfather.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2024

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Levi, Taltal

Summary: Both small and full of life, Ellie and a new avocado plant grow up together.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: NorthSouth Books 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEV

Yu, Li-Qiong

Summary: Little Maomao's father works in faraway places and comes home just once a year, for Chinese New Year. At first Maomao barely recognizes him, but before long the family is happily making sticky rice balls, listening to firecrackers, and watching the dragon dance in the streets below. Papa gets a haircut, makes repairs to the house, and hides a lucky coin for Maomao to find. Which she does! But...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2011

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YU

Crawford, Rae

Summary: A father and daughter spend a day together doing fun activities.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN CRA

Thurman, Brittany

Summary: Exploring the day-to-day life of a young Black child and her family, this lyrical picture book centers around Olivia, who, worrying about her father while he's at work, anxiously awaits his return, knowing that when he gets home, the evening will be full of love and fun.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE THU

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