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61) Daddies do
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In rhyming text, animal children share all the things their fathers do for them.
Author
Publisher
The Islamic Foundation
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"Abdullah only sees his Dad working! He feels upset when his Dad rushes to leave for work in the morning and doesn't have time to pick him up after school. When his teacher asks him to make a 'Jazak Allah Khair' card, the only person he can think of to thank is his Mum. Join Abdullah as he learns about the meaning of gratitude."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When someone you love goes to jail, you might feel lost, scared, and even mad. What do you do? No matter who your loved one is, this story can help you through the tough times."--P. [4] of cover.
64) Five easy pieces
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
c1970
Language
English
Description
Character study of a talented pianist who has given up a promising career and now works on oil rigs. After 20 years he returns home to his father's deathbed perhaps to reconcile himself with his fear of failure and desire for greatness.
66) Tacos
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When Baby Bear goes on a business trip with Poppa Bear, he worries about being far away from home--from Mama, from his comfy bed, from his yummy food. When Poppa suggests trying tacos for the first time, Baby Bear isn't sure he'll like them. Will he be brave enough to try something new?"--
67) Ms. Purple
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A poignant drama about sister and brother, Kasie and Carey, who were raised, and are now seemingly stuck in Koreatown. Abandoned by their mother and brought up by their father, the siblings continue to struggle with profound emotional wounds from the difficulty of the parental dynamic.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Libros para niños
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"A papá le encanta darle abrazos al bebé para decirle '¡te quiero!'. Ahora bebé y papá pueden acurrucarse, abrazarse, leer y contar con este libro que es perfecto para los pequeñitas manos de un bebé"--Page 4 of cover.
A loving father counts the number of hugs he gives his baby to say I love you.
Author
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Madi returns to her hometown and reconnects with an ex from high school, now known locally for his refusal to give up looking for his infant son who has been missing for years. As Madi gets drawn into the search, she begins to see visions that lead to disturbing revelations about the real story of the boy's disappearance"--
After striking out on her own as a teen mom, Madi Price is forced to return to her hometown of Brandywine, Virginia, with her...
70) Cave Dada
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A cave father, tired after a long day of hunting and gathering, copes with his young child who wants to be read to before going to sleep.
71) Starred up
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
A troubled and explosively violent teenager is transferred to an adult prison where he finally meets his match - a man who also happens to be his father.
Author
Publisher
Mira Books
Pub. Date
©2022.
Language
English
Description
"A deliciously sly, compulsively readable tale about greed, power and the world's most devious family, for fans of The Nest and Succession. When Alana Shropshire's seventy-six-year-old father, Ed, starts dating Kelly, a saucy twenty-eight-year-old, a flurry of messages arrives from Alana's brothers, urging her to help "protect Dad" from the young interloper. Alana knows that what Teddy and Martin really want to protect is their father's fortune, and...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004, c2003
Language
English
Description
Tom and Kate Baker have made many sacrifices in their professional lives in order to raise their 12 children. When Tom is offered a job as a Division I college football coach, he moves the entire pack to a suburb in Chicago. This move shakes up the entire family, but when Kate's memoirs get published, she takes off on a book tour. The lack of parental guidance creates problems for all the Baker kids and chaos ensues.
76) Elmo's daddy day
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Sesame Street's Elmo and his daddy enjoy a day of fun and surprises in this lift-the-flap board book that's perfect for Father's Day or celebrating fathers all year long! Elmo and his dad love spending the day together! Babies and toddlers will enjoy peeking beneath the easy-to-lift oversized flaps on every spread to join in the fun as they bake yummy snacks, read stories at the library, go to the playground, and more. A great book to read for Father's...
Author
Publisher
Faber and Faber Limited
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The story of a father and his son who live by themselves in a cosy cabin in the woods. But, one day they are separated out in the beautifully falling snow. The boy is lost and falls asleep. When he wakes up he is surrounded by blinking eyes, a rabbit, a fox, an owl and all manner of other creatures have surrounded him! But with a bear hug he and the woodland animals become best of friends! But soon he misses his dad and so the animals bring him back...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Tom and Kate Baker have made many sacrifices in their professional lives in order to raise their 12 children. When Tom is offered a job as a Division I college football coach, he moves the entire pack to a suburb in Chicago. This move shakes up the entire family, but when Kate's memoirs get published, she takes off on a book tour. The lack of parental guidance creates problems for all the Baker kids and chaos ensues.
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
The only thing Rosalind Ling Geraghty loves more than watching NASA launches with her dad is building rockets with him. When he dies unexpectedly, all Ro has left of him is an unfinished model rocket they had been working on together. Benjamin Burns doesn't like science, but he can't get enough of Spacebound, a popular comic book series. When he finds a sketch that suggests that his dad created the comics, he's thrilled. Too bad his dad walked out...
80) Daddy's home
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A mild-mannered radio executive strives to become the best stepdad to his wife's two children. But complications ensue when their freewheeling and freeloading real father arrives, forcing him to compete for the affection of the kids. The two competing dads suddenly find themselves in a heated competition for affection. One brings home a dog; the other brings home a pony. And this war only escalates from there.
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