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BOOKS ABOUT FATHER - FATHERS - FATHER'S DAY - ALL AGES
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Berenstain Bears (The) and the Papa's Day Surprise (First Time Books(R)) by Stan and Jan Berenstain. (2003 - Ages 4-8) “Father’s Day is nothing but a greeting card holiday,” is what Papa says. If that’s the way Papa feels, then his family just won’t celebrate this year. But, as the big day rolls around, and there’s no card, no gift, and no breakfast in bed, Papa’s spirits sink lower and lower. That’s when the cubs spring on him their wonderful Papa’s Day surprise! |
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Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish (The) by Neil Gaiman with Dave McKean (illus). (2004 - Ages 4-8)"I'll swap you my dad," I said. "Oh-oh," said my little sister. What if you wanted your best friend's two goldfish so much that you'd swap anything for them, even your father? What if your mother came home and found out what you'd done? |
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Froggy's Day With Dad by Jonathan London with Frank Remkiewicz (illus). (2006 - Ages 4-8) It’s Father’s Day at last, and Froggy is so-o-o excited. "We’re going to play golf!" he tells his dad. Oh no. Dad says Froggy’s too little for golf. "But you’re just the right size to play miniature golf!" he explains. At the fun park, Froggy discovers mini golf is fun—especially once he figures out how to face the right way. All ends well, though, when Froggy presents his dad with a special coffee mug he decorated in school: To the Best Dad I Ever Had! |
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I Love My Daddy by Sebastien Braun. (2004 - Ages 4-8)Sometimes daddies are loud and playful. Other times they are quiet and compassionate. And they are always loving. Sebastien Braun's appealing text and charming illustrations follow a day in the life of a bear and his bear cub in this celebration of the bond between father and child. |
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It's the Best Day Ever, Dad! by Brooke Shields with Cori Doerrfeld (illus). (2009 - Ages 4-8)"Wake up, Dad! We've got a big day ahead!" Frankie and her little sister, Violet, are excited to be out and about with Dad! From pancakes to puppies to a super-duper surprise, the order of the day is F-U-N. |
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Just Dads: Nerves of Steel, Wills of Iron, Hearts of Pudding by Bonnie Louisse Kuchler. (2002 - Reference)While mothers’ devotion might get more attention, many fathers also do their fair share of raising young. "Just Dads" is a unique giftbook that combines engaging and interesting male animal parenting photographs with insightful fatherhood quotations. Along with the quotations are intriguing facts about the paternal care many species provide. |
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Just Me and My Dad (Look-Look)
by Mercer Mayer. (2001 - Ages 4-8)The tale of a father-and-son camping trip filled with Little Critter's mistakes and good intentions. In spite of difficulties, however, the happy father and son manage to put up their tent, catch fish for dinner, and sleep beneath the stars. In spite of minimal text, the story is full and rich, with endearing illustrations from start to finish. |
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Little Critter: Happy Father's Day! by Mercer Mayer. (2007 - Ages 4-8)Father's Day is just around the corner, and Little Critter and Little Sister have decided to plan a big surprise for Dad and Grandpa. Join them as they make cards, cook a special breakfast together, and put on a magic show. Lift the flaps and find out what Father's Day surprises are in store! |
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Me and My Dad! by Alison Ritchie with Alison Edgson (illus). (2007 - Ages 4-8)My dad is the best daddy bear there could be. We're together forever-my dad and me." Little Bear and his dad do wonderful things-exploring high mountains, swimming in the rain, and telling stories as the stars come out. Best of all, they do everything together! A warm, funny celebration of the special bond between father and child. |
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Perfect Father's Day (A) by Eve Bunting with Susan Meddaugh (illus). (1993 - Ages 4-8)"I'm taking you out for Father's Day," Susie tells Dad. "First we'll go for lunch." "Good," Dad says. "May I drive?" "Certainly," Susie says. She chooses the restaurant, and pretty soon Dad can see that she's filled this special day with treats--treats for both of them! When they get back home, Mom's final surprise (that isn't really a surprise at all) is a perfect ending for the perfect day. |
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Raising a Modern-Day Knight: A Father's Role in Guiding His Son to Authentic Manhood by Robert Lewis. (2007 - Reference)Beginning with a biblical perspective of manhood, author-pastor Robert Lewis shares a unique approach to shaping a boy into a man by equipping him with three essential elements: a vision, a code of conduct, and a cause (Christianity) in which to invest his life. Complete with ceremony ideas to celebrate accomplishments and ingrain them in his mind, this softcover is as insightful as it is practical in raising a boy to be a chivalrous, godly man. |
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Right Next Door: Father's Day\The Courtship of Carol Sommars
by Debbie Macomber. (reissue 2009)Peter Sommars is fifteen, and what he needs is a little more independence. Which is why he'd like his mom, Carol, to start dating. He even knows the perfect man—Alex Preston, his best friend's dad. As it turns out, Alex is interested, but Carol's doing everything she can to sidestep his pursuit. Which only makes Alex—and the boys—more determined! |
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Zoe's Day with Daddy (Sesame Street)
by Sarah Albee and P.J. Shaw with Tom Brannon (illus). (2008 - Ages 4-8)Reader: It's a nice book for a boy or girl that likes to spend time with the father...nice gift too.. |
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"Between Me and You: Dad; A Few Things I've Been Meaning To Ask" - Journal for Fathers A brand new style of memory journal! "Dad: Between Me and You" is designed for a son or daughter to give their father to fill out. When finished, Dad returns the book and the child has a lasting heirloom! Filled with the questions you've always meant to ask. Front page has a "To-From" section, as well as an introduction explaining the journal. Each lined page has one question for Dad to answer. |
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Blu-ray/DVD/cd Combo Black BDC-202 gives Blu-ray disc playback, with DVD and CD read/write compatibility. Developed for OEMs and systems builders, the drive has BD-ROM compatibility and enables playback of quality high-definition (HD) movies on PCs. It includes read support for single and dual-layer Blu-ray disc formats together with high-speed read/write compatibility with a range of DVD and CD media. |
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Cooling/Heating Seat Topper Cooling and heating topper helps ease the discomfort of long-term sitting. With the flip of a switch, cooled or heated water circulates through this soft, padded cushion for maximum comfort. Whether you're too hot, too cold, or just tired from sitting all day, it will help relieve your stress and fatigue. Use it in the car, home or office includes two AC/DC adapters for home and vehicle use. |
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"I Love You Dad" Lighted Cube Remind Dad how much you care with this clear acrylic cube that says "I Love You Dad" in glowing green when the LED lighted base is turned on. |
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Jensen NVX200 3.5" Touch Screen Portable Navigation GPS System The NVX200 Navigator is a navigation system optimized for in-car use. It provides door-to-door navigation for both single and multi-point routes using adaptable route parameters. The NVX200 Navigator is capable of planning routes throughout the whole map region installed on the memory card. Unlike some other products, The NVX200 Navigator does not require that you change maps or switch to a poorly detailed general map to navigate between map segments or countries. You always have complete freedom to go wherever you wish. |
ONLINE LINKS TO STORIES AND INFORMATION ABOUT FATHER - FATHERS - FATHER'S DAY
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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father's_Day
Father's Day - Wikipedia.
• http://www.holidays.net/father/
Father's Day on the Net: A Celebration in Honor of All Fathers. Historical information, ideas for celebrating and special activities for children.
• http://holidays.kaboose.com/fathers-day/
Father's Day gifts, cards, recipes, activities, crafts, poems, coloring pages, clip art, movies, fun.
• http://www.morning-glow.com/holidays/father/father.html
History of Father's Day.
• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/books/holiday/fathersday/
Printable Books for Early to Fluent Readers for Father's Day.
• http://www.geocities.com/mrsjacksonsclass/fathersday.htm
Father's Day Resources from Mrs. Jackson's Class: links, activities, fun, art, history, clip art, poems, books, games.
• http://www.chron.com/content/interactive/special/holidays/97/dad/stories/
Father's Day stories from the heart.
• http://menstuff.org/issues/byissue/fathersstories.html
Father's Day Stories.
• http://www.holidays.net/father/story.htm
The History of Father's Day.
• http://www.fathersdaycelebration.com/story-of-fathers-day.html
Father's Day
• http://dir.yahoo.com/society_and_culture/holidays_and_observances/father_s_day/
Father's Day on Yahoo!
SOS: SEARCHING OUT STORIES AND INFORMATION ABOUT FATHER - FATHERS - FATHER'S DAY
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1) Query:
What about telling the story of "The Prodigal Son"? Then you could follow it with a personal recollection of one time when your father forgave you. It could be a powerful story.
Responses:
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The Prodigal Son (Usborne Bible Tales)
b) Living Adventures from the Bible, Album #1: 1-David And Goliath, 2-The Good Samaritan, 3-The Prodigal Son, 4-Jonah and The Whale (Living Adventures from the Bible, 3)
CD Description
LIVING ADVENTURES FROM THE BIBLE, Volume 1:
1- DAVID AND GOLIATH ~ The famous story of how a young boy named David protected ancient Israel from the Philistine enemy by killing their leader, the giant Goliath, with a single stone from his Slingshot. 2- THE GOOD SAMARITAN ~ The inspirational story of how a Jewish boy’s life was saved by a Samaritan, who rescued the boy after he was badly beaten by a gang of ruffians in a mountain pass. 3- THE PRODIGAL SON ~ The heartfelt story of a father, whose love for his two sons was badly split. One son took off on a life of wild living, while the other son stayed home and worked hard on the family farm. 4- JONAH AND THE WHALE ~ The fascinating tale of how God told Jonah to go warn the people, of the ancient city of Niniveh, to change their evil ways or face destruction. At first, Jonah refused to go, but changed his mind after being swallowed by a monster fish.
c) The Story of the Prodigal Son
Rich watercolor illustrations highlight this presentation of Jesus' familiar parable of the prodigal son.
d) The Story of the Two Brothers (Lion Story Bible)
e) Parables for a New Millennium
If Jesus Christ told his insightful parables in the 21st century, how would his "Prodigal Son" tale begin? Would the five foolish virgins let their laptop batteries run out rather than their oil, or the Good Samaritan turn into a tale of a drive-by shooting? David B. Smith writes and produces the radio sermons on the daily Voice of Prophecy broadcast heard throughout most of North America.
f) The Prodigal Son: Oh, Brother! and Other Bible Stories to Tickle Your Soul (Heaven and Mirth)
Bible Stories Boring??? Not these!
The Heaven and Mirth® series teaches biblical values in a fun and entertaining way. No more boring Bible stories! You'll want to read these laughter-filled tales over and over again!
The five stories in "The Prodigal Son: Oh, Brother!" help your child realize the importance of forgiveness. Through the stories of the Prodigal Son, the conversion of Saul, and more, your child will gain a deeper understanding of how forgiveness models God's love. It is this love that sets him or her free to love and forgive others.
Goldie, the miner prophet says:
"These books will tickle your soul."
Adam and the Apple Turnover
Moses: Take Two Tablets and Call Me in the Morning
The Prodigal Son: Oh, Brother!
g) The son who came home again: The prodigal son for beginning readers : Luke 15:11-32 for children (I can read a Bible story)
Retells the parable of the son, who, after squandering his inheritance, returns home to a forgiving father.
h) The Prodigal Son (Family Time Bible Stories)
Jesus recounts the parable of the son who, after leaving home and spending half his father's money, returns to his family and is joyously welcomed.
i) Prodigal Son (People of the Bible)
Retells the story of the wayward son whose return home gladdened his father's heart.
2) I tell the Aesop fable of "The Bundle of Sticks." It's set as the father is dying, actually on his death bed, when he calls his sons to his side and tells them he wants to leave something for them... he then goes through the bundle of sticks theme.... leaving his sons with... "As long as you stick together like the bundle of sticks, nothing can ever break you apart or break your spirit. Always value the strength in family for often onecannot go it alone."
Look up this story, it's short and you can adapt it to fit the situation fairly easy. It's a wonderful story about a father passing on values to his sons/daughters/family/etc.....
Aesop's Fables; complete and unabridged (Larger type for easy reading)
Scholars can only speculate about where and when Aesop was born; indeed, many believe he never existed. The fables bearing his name were written down in the sixth century B.C.; some two thousand years later, a collection of them was published by a Byzantine monk, who offered a biography of the author that may or may not be grounded in fact. Allegedly, Aesop was a slave of Iadomon of Samos, in Greece. He traveled widely. According to one account, he told his stories aloud to King Croesus of Lydia and thereby won his freedom. Another legend has it that he related the fable of the frogs who wanted a king to the citizens of Athens to keep them from ousting Pisistratus. But the only historical reference to Aesop is the one stating that Lysippus, a sculptor, had made a statue of him in Athens. The fables were first translated into Latin verse by Phaedrus, a Macedonian. They were translated into many other different languasges over the centuries and have, by providing enjoyment for both children and adults, kept alive the name and romantic image of their perhaps legendary slave creator.
3) Another story that might be appropriate is Robert Munsch's Love You Forever
4) Here's a poem by Mary Oliver. I have read it at many memorial services, and it always strikes a responsive chord.
In Blackwater Woods
Look, the trees
are turning
their own bodies
into pillars
of light,
are giving off the rich
fragrance of cinnamon
and fulfillment,
the long tapers
of cattails
are bursting and floating away over
the blue shoulders
of the ponds,
and every pond,
no matter what its
name is, is
nameless now.
Every year
everything
I have ever learned
in my lifetime
leads back to this: the fires
and the black rivers of loss
whose other side
is salvation,
whose meaning
none of us will ever know.
To live in this world
you must be able
to do three things:
to love what is mortal;
to hold it
against your bones knowing
your own life depends on it;
and, when the time comes to let it go,
to let it go.
Mary Oliver American Primitive
5) The story that comes to mind is by Susan Alexander. It can be found in Hey! Listen to This: Stories to Read Aloud
6) My favorite story about a father and his son is Abiyoyo (Stories to Go!) Paperback, 
7) Not a story, but a saying that might serve as a hook for a story -- the leaf never falls far from the tree.
8) How about "Anansi and his six sons:? Each son has a special gift to save the father. Then he has to choose which son gets the magical glowing ball. When a dispute ensues Anansi (wise father that he is) throws it up in the sky where it becomes the moon for all to enjoy.
9) Not a father, but a grandfather--how about the Korean (?) story--there are many variants--of the couple who have the old father living with them and want to get rid of them and the young son asks what he will use when it's time to get rid of them. Details are hazy, as I've never told it. And, Bundle of Sticks. When I tell it, I say the 3 sons took over for their father when he retired to sit in the sun. When they start fighting, father becomes concerned about the reputation of the business he had built up, and brings them the bundle of sticks. How about Too Much Noise (Literacy 2000 Satellites: Stage 4)
Also:
a) Too Much Noise (Sandpiper Books)
b) Too Much Noise (1967)
c) Too Much Noise
10) In fairy tales, the father often represents the good aspects of parenting, but usually in contrast to the (step)mother; when the father "leaves on business" or gives in to the (step)mother, all hell breaks loose for the kids.
Truth is, I can't really think of how you could use that to your advantage in this program because it puts the onus on the female parent even more. Still, your question made me think about how frequently fathers are the passive stimulus to the onset of a fairy tale. By absenting themselves physically or emotionally, thus removing their affection or protection, (Cinderella, Vasalisa, Hansel and Gretel...) or by giving a stern charge to all of their children which only the youngest and most unconventional can meet (3rd son/daughter stories such as Firebird or Flying ship variants), they set the story in motion, and, without the story--the sequence of challenges the child must overcome by his/her own wits and resources--the child cannot "grow up."
11) Somehow I was reminded of the new Kwanzaa picture book Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story
12) What I ended up telling this morning was a new story I heard Margaret Read MacDonald tell at the Texas Library Association PreConference workshop: Mabela the Clever
When we march
We never look back.
The cat is at the end, fo feng!
FO FENG!
Everyone sings and marches; storyteller (cat) follows them and nips off the end mouse until she reaches Mabella, then has Mabella remember her father's advice: ears--doesn't hear mouse footsteps/eyes--doesn't see any mice behind her/listen to self (and awareness dawns!)/MOVE FAST! Cat doesn't catch her. Closing: To this very day, the Limba people say, that if a person is very clever, it is because someone (perhaps their father?) has taught them cleverness.
13) The Dangerous Book for Boys
Equal parts droll and gorgeous nostalgia book and heartfelt plea for a renewed sense of adventure in the lives of boys and men, Conn and Hal Iggulden's The Dangerous Book for Boys became a mammoth bestseller in the United Kingdom in 2006. Adapted, in moderation, for American customs in this edition (cricket is gone, rugby remains; conkers are out, Navajo Code Talkers in), The Dangerous Book is a guide book for dads as well as their sons, as a reminder of lore and technique that have not yet been completely lost to the digital age. Recall the adventures of Scott of the Antarctic and the Battle of the Somme, relearn how to palm a coin, tan a skin, and, most charmingly, wrap a package in brown paper and string. The book's ambitions are both modest and winningly optimistic: you get the sense that by learning how to place a splint or write in invisible ink, a boy might be prepared for anything, even girls (which warrant a small but wise chapter of their own).
14) Biscuit Loves Father's Day
Let's celebrate Father's Day, Biscuit!
Father's Day is a great time to show Dad how much we love him. Unfold the big flaps and join Biscuit for fun times with Dad -- exploring, playing, and sharing.
15) It's Father's Day, Charlie Brown! (Peanuts) (Peanuts)
From the Peanuts book collection. It's Father's Day, Charlie Brown! Charlie Brown is determined to find the perfect present for his dad. Lucy makes a card, Snoopy writes a letter, and Peppermint Patty tires to call her father (and gets Charlie Brown instead), but none of their ideas seems quite right. Finally, when Charlie Brown decides to try to win a baseball game for his dad, he learns an important lesson about the meaning of Father's Day. For ages 4 to 10 (grades P through 5). 24 pages. Measures 8" x 8".
16) A Day With Daddy (My First Reader)
Young children wil love learning to read with these storybooks. Once they can recognize and identify the words used to tell each story, the will be able to successfully read on their own. Features a word list.
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