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Friday, Jun 10th 2011
In honor of Father’s day, we are highlighting a number of picture books, appropriate for Dads everywhere, in different stages of life. New Dad? Adoptive Dad? Military Dad? We’ve covered it all this week. And the best news is – we are giving them all away. That means -- your chances to win are pretty darn good.
Title: Hero Dad
Author: Melinda Hardin
Illustrator: Bryan Langdo
Publisher: Scholastic
Age: 3-7
Cost: $4.99
Buy it: Here
Have a father in the military? This little gem is sure to bring smiles to the little ones and Dad, as well. An adoring kid describes his dad as a superhero, except “he doesn’t drive a super-powered car—he drives a tank.” And “he doesn’t carry a laser gun—he carries a rifle.” But like all superheroes, he has to go away for long periods of time. Even if your family is not personally involved in the military, this short book will remind you of the privilege and the sacrifices that our soldiers make time and time again.
Title: It’s Time to Sleep, My Love
Author: Eric Metaxas
Illustrator: Nancy Tillman
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
Age: up to 3
Cost: $16.95
Buy It: Here
In It’s Time To Sleep, Metaxas focuses on that bittersweet time for parents of babies -- bedtime. Using rhyme, different animals descend into sleep.
“So, go to sleep, my sleepy child.”
The tiger whispers in the wild.
The otter utters by the lake.
“It’s getting hard to stay
A pleasant description of the “order of life” makes this book particularly soothing. After a frazzled day, this story reminds a parent that sometimes life is – actually! -- peaceful.
Title: Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born
Author: Jamie Lee Curtis
Illustrator: Laura Cornell
Publisher: HarperCollins
Age: 4-8
Cost: $6.99
Buy it: Here
In Tell Me Again About the Night I was Born, a child adopted at birth tells the story of the night she was born. She recites her adoptive parents’ experience in detail, which conveys they delighted over her. The watercolor illustrations and the book itself are a fun, yet touching account of a domestic adoption.
Title: Forever Footprints: An Amazing Discovery for Adopted Children
Author: Sherrie Eldridge
Illustrator: Rob Williams
Publisher: EMK group
Age: 5-12
Cost: $17.95
Buy it: Here
Lucie uses her aunt and uncle’s pregnancy as an opportunity to think about her own birth parents, using fingerprints as a symbol of a connection that Lucie will forever have to them. This book offers tools to help an adoptive child connect the past and the present.
Title: Welcome Home, Forever Child
Author & Illustrator: Christine Mitchell
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Age: 4-9
Cost: $9.00
Buy it: Here
This simple rhyming book is written for children adopted as toddlers, preschoolers, and beyond. The canine mother and father assure their daughter of how they lovingly anticipated her arrival and their life together.
Although we’ve missed some things, it’s true,
We have a lifetime now with you.
Happy Father’s Day to our Dads! Don’t forget to leave a comment if you want the chance to win. Winners will be given one of the randomly selected titles. Comment away!
On one week from publication at noon (EST), we'll pick a name in a random drawing from all eligible entries received and send you an email notification. When you receive your package in the mail, you'll find out which book you received!
Limit one (1) entry per person; NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and Washington D.C. who are 18 or older as of date of entry.
Jill Joiner
Jill Joiner is a married mom of two elementary age kids. She spends the majority of her time doing the things that moms do. She has her bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education from Middle Tennessee State University.
Comments
by Wendy #
I'd love to win any of these books. I have a friend who is trying to adopt and would love to give her one of these books.
by Sherri Ruth Taylor #
Absolutely Fun looking books to read, would enjoy these together with family These look like keepers
by Susie #
I've heard of a couple of those titles, but they all look like great reads! Thanks!
by Valerie A. #
The first book "Hero Dad" sounds wonderful! And "Welcome Home Forever Child" would be an incredible read as well! (I'm hopeful we'll adopt SOMEday ...)
What a beautiful way to celebrate Father's Day :-)
What a beautiful way to celebrate Father's Day :-)
by Chris Nichols #
Great way to honor Dads! Thanks so much for the reviews! ~Chris
by Tracy Sheehy #
Would love for my husband to win these books and read them to our kiddos. We have two bio kids and we are adopting a little boy from Uganda!
by Eva D #
Great books!!!! I would love to win, I need some new summer reading books. Thanks for the chance
by Charity Morris #
Thanks for the great ideas for gifts.
by Mary H. #
We would love to win these books. Hubby and I have 3 kids, one who joined our family through adoption, and one still waiting to come home. He is also a veteran, a hero in our eyes!
by Chelese #
We would love to win a book for the kids to give their dad! We have 5 and are in the process of adopting a sibling group!!
by Beth Griffith #
Would love to have these books, we are in the process of adopting and have 3 teenage girls. What a great idea for Father's Day!
by Karly #
We would love to give any of the adoption books to my hubby. We are adopting right now from Ethiopia! They all look like wonderful books :)
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