Father’s Day is just one week away. Celebrate the dad in your life with these charming picture books.
CHICKA CHICKA I LOVE DAD, by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, and Julien Chung, Little Simon, March 11, 2025, Hardcover, $9.99 (ages 3 and up)
Everyone’s favorite alphabet book gets a new look with Chicka Chicka I love Dad, by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, and Julien Chung.
I told dad,
and dad told me,
“It’s best to say I love you
with the ABCs!”
Celebrate dads with the rhythmic chant in this engaging take on the perennial classic perfect for Father’s Day or any time of the year! —Synopsis provided by Little Simon
This fun to read-aloud book celebrates the love between a kids and dads. Bright colors and fun illustrations make this fun for the family.
DADDY DRESSED ME, by Michael Gardner, Ava Gardner, and Nadia Fisher, Aladdin, April 8, 2025, Paperback, $9.99 (ages 4-8)
Celebrate the bond between a father and his daughter in Daddy Dressed Me, by Michael Gardner, Ava Gardner, and Nadia Fisher, which is now available in paperback.
It’s Move Up Day for Ava and her kindergarten class, and Ava is chosen to recite a poem! She worries about remembering the words, but her daddy reassures her he will help her practice until she’s confident. But Daddy struggles with self-doubt himself when he decides to sew Ava a new dress for the occasion but isn’t sure he knows the stitches and techniques to make her a one-of-a-kind creation.
Word by word and stitch by stitch, father and daughter work together, helping each other stand tall, proud, and confident, wrapped in love. —Synopsis provided by Aladdin
PENGUIN’S EGG, by Anna Kemp, Alice Courtley, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, Hardcover, Oct. 15, 2024, Hardcover, $18.99 (ages 4-8)
When a penguin dad ends up far away from his nest, he’s determined to make it back to see his egg hatch by any means necessary in Penguin’s Egg, by Anna Kemp, Alice Courtley.
On a frozen sea, where the snow falls fast, and the whirlwinds rage and storm, a rockhopper egg, in a stony nest, was lying safe and warm…
Daddy Penguin’s egg will hatch any day now, so when he gets lost and finds himself adrift in an unfamiliar world, he’ll do anything to get back home! From train to helicopter, hot-air balloon to limousine, Penguin hitches rides with helpful folk—but will he make it in time? —Synopsis provided by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
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