By: Stuart Hample Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: Workman Publishing Company Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 96 Publication Date: April 01, 1999 Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Product Description: They make pancakes on Sunday morning, and they make dinner, too. They teach the ins and outs of throwing a ball, and drive you to violin lessons. On Christmas they wear a Santa Claus suit, on birthdays their smiles are brighter than the candles on the cake. And when the moms of the world say No!, they've been known to say yes. Dads are all this and more, and celebrating the very special relationship between fathers and children is Me and My Dad.
Edited and illustrated by Stuart Hample, co-editor of the million-copy-bestselling Children's Letters to God, here are dozens of touching testimonies about dads straight from their kids. Full of surprises and unexpected truth, flavored with a blend of love and laughter, fearlessly honest (what dad doesn't turn to putty in his child's hands?), it's a collection to warm any dad's heart:
When he comes home late he comes into my room and stands there for a while looking at me. Sometimes I pretend I'm asleep. Then he pulls up the blanket and kisses me on my head. - Kevin
Whenever you ask him a question he can go on and on until you could die. But there are many good things about him too. - Bruce
Me and My Dad Thank you for the pleasure of smiling. This little treasure will please especially adults remembering their own childhood or that of their now grown children, but it is certainly also a pleaser for children.
My Kids Gave Me This For Father's Day This book is not exactly what one would expect. It's more of a realistic look at funny and heart warming comments children probably have really made about their Dads. As a father of five, I know that kids are completely unpredictable. There is an element of surprise in some of these comments. Sometimes positive, sometimes backhanded humor. (I think the one star reviewer was overly negative...ironic considering his comments).
One page has this one it..."I love him very much. If he raises my allowance, I will love him even more" Seth.
Some of the comments are pretty funny. Some were not. The book doesn't bill itself as humor only...but just about kids and their Dads. So you get all kinds of things.
It's a different kind of book and I'm glad my kids gave a copy to me for Father's Day. I hope you enjoy it.
Collection of basic thoughts on the father-child relationship This collection of anecdotes written from the child perspective of the father-child relationship is an illustration of how many different dads and children there are. It also demonstrates how the simple things are what children remember about their fathers. There is very little in the way of, "We went to Disneyland", most of the notes are about the daily things in life. Eating a meal and asking questions, sometimes it is the "because I said so" parental authority, and other times they are venting their frustration at being on the kid side of the parent-child relationship. Yet, despite their simplicity, there is a great deal to be learned from this collection of children's thoughts. Even though their minds cannot grasp the complexities of the world, children have a unique perspective that adults should never fail to consider. Sometimes, the easiest way to see your way around a big problem is to look at it as a small problem. Raising children is the best example of this.
Adorable Dad Book It's fabulously funny and extragavantly warm-hearted. Absolutely the perfect gift for a dad - not only on Father's day, but any time you want to show your love and make a dad happy. It's kids writing about their fathers, and the drawings enhance their charming, loving, no-holds-barred testimonies.
Disappointed Dad on Dad's Day There are three sections in the book, and the largest is titled, "Room for Improvement." In this section, as the others, are quotes from children about their fathers. While the other two sections have cute, warm, uplifting quotes, this one - the largest - contains veiled compliments and outright put-downs for the kids' dads. We were hoping for a sweet, uplifting book of quotes, and instead found a mostly disappointing, bummer of a book.
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