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Father’s Day Books for Kids

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Celebrate dads with these warm books about family life.
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An adult and a child hug and smile beneath a starry night sky. Text reads "Giving Good" by Aaron Boyd.

Giving Good by Aaron Boyd

A father and son, living apart, spend time together making a model plane, and as they reminisce over warm memories, the child feels his father’s enduring love despite their circumstances.

A joyful child and a man in cowboy attire ride horses through a colorful city street, smiling brightly.

My Daddy is a Cowboy by Stephanie Seales

While taking an early morning horseback ride with her father around their city, a young girl is regaled with cowboy stories filled with fun, community, friendship, discovery and pride and, feeling seen in a new way, discovers that she, too, is a cowboy.

Two turtles nuzzle under falling leaves on the cover of "The Best Daddy of All" children’s book.

The Best Daddy of All by Peter Horn

Little tortoise Sebastian wonders to his dad about what kinds of things a dad can do, and his dad asks him to guess which dad chirps to his chicks, which teaches kits how to hop and run, and more.

Illustration of a dad with two kids doing chores, surrounded by playful, pirate-themed doodles.

Chore Pirates by Johan Klungel

A father turns household chores into exciting adventures, from sailing the high seas to conquer the dish monster to searching the jungle for socks, as he and his young son spend the day together.

A woman with a unicorn headband hugs a bearded man with a toy horn, under the title "Giddy Up, Unicorn!.

Giddy Up, Unicorn! by Dani Gómez

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.

Illustration of a man and child brushing their teeth together at a bathroom sink, both smiling.

Little Big Man by Varian Johnson

A little boy has to step up and be a ‘little big man’ while his dad is at work over the weekend.

An illustrated merman hugs a merchild among colorful fish; text reads "Merdaddy" by Wednesday Kirwan.

Merdaddy by Wednesday Kirwan

In this ode to parent-child bonding, imagination, the ocean and bath time, a Merbaby and Merdaddy embark on an underwater adventure where they talk to fish, hide with otters and surf with turtles until bath time is over and it’s time for bed.

A young child holding pink flowers sits on a chair; the text reads "what love looks like.

What Love Looks Like by Laura Obuobi

Before she can go to sleep, Afia ponders what love looks like and, with the help of her loving father, embarks on a quest to find the emotion at the heart of the world’s wonder, which is closer than she thinks.

A father reads to his daughter on a red chair, with a colorful house and palm tree in the background.

Back Home: Story Time with My Father by Arláene Elizabeth Casimir

Regaled by her daddy’s stories of his homeland of Haiti, Lune can see, hear and feel this unknown place when she closes her eyes, and when mommy tells her everyone has stories, she wonders if she could have stories of her own, too.

Illustration of a smiling adult and child holding a small round object, with text "Always Carry Me With You.

Always Carry Me With You by Hervé Éparvier

In this sweet love letter, a father tells his daughter he wishes he were a humble pebble so she could carry him in her pocket, reminding her how much he loves her, in a soothing tale for children and families navigating big feelings and events in their children’s lives, such as starting school, building confidence and working through separation anxiety.

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