Fathers in Picture Books

Father’s Day by Anne Rockwell

My Daddy is a Giant by Carl Norac

• Pub Date: 2005

Papa Pride by Kathy Mallat

• Pub Date: 2005
• Wolf pups share what they love about their dad.

Every Friday by Dan Yaccarino

• Pub Date: 2007
• A boy and his dad have a Friday tradition.

Dad's First Day by Mike Wohnoutka

• Pub Date: 2015

Little Loon and Papa by Toni Buzzeo

• Pub Date: 2004
• A father loon teaches Little Loon how to dive.

Tad and Dad by David Ezra Stein

• Pub Date: 2015
• See also: Bedtime 
• Bedtime issues with a tadpole and his dad. 

Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein

• Pub Date: 2010

Ask Me by Barnard Waber

• Pub Date: 2015
• See also: Taking a Walk, Questions 
• A father and daughter walk and talk. 

Didi and Daddy on the Promenade by Marilyn Singer

• Pub Date: 2001
• See also: Taking a Walk
• A dad and daughter take a walk and meet friends to play in the park. 

Pizza Day by Melissa Iwai

• Pub Date: 2017
• See also: Cooking
• Also listed: Get Cooking with Kids 
• A father and son spend a day making pizza together from garden fresh ingredients.

Days with Dad by Nari Hong

• Pub Date: 2017
• A girl and her father who is a wheelchair-user share special moments. 

Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwell

• Pub Date: 2017
• See also: POC on the Cover 
• A little boy at the pool with his dad decides to jump off the diving board. 

Off and Away by Cale Atkinson

• Pub Date: 2018
• When her dad gets sick, Jo sets sail to do his job even though she is scared. 

Dad by My Side by Soosh

• Pub Date: 2018
• A celebration of father-daughter togetherness. 

Luna Loves Library Day by Joseph Coelho

• Pub Date: 2017
• A girl and her dad spend time at the library together. 

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Thursday 3: Dads in Picture Books