{"id":1554,"date":"2015-04-15T09:30:17","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T13:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.readbrightly.com\/?p=1554"},"modified":"2024-03-21T12:48:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T16:48:04","slug":"6-great-read-together-books-for-dads-and-daughters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.readbrightly.com\/6-great-read-together-books-for-dads-and-daughters\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Great Read-Together Books for Dads and Daughters"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When my daughter was three years old, she saw \u201cThe Little Mermaid\u201d for the first time and became dead-set convinced that King Triton was the bad guy. \u201cHe destroyed all of her things, Dad!\u201d It didn\u2019t matter that Triton had a change of heart by the end (or that Ursula the Sea Witch was CLEARLY the villain). My daughter saw the poor undersea king as the \u201cscary daddy,\u201d and, feeling defensive on behalf of dads everywhere, I immediately turned to our local library to seek out children\u2019s books with more positive father-daughter relationships.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking for some excellent kids\u2019 books featuring dads who would never, ever destroy their daughter\u2019s dinglehoppers, here are some of my favorite father-daughter picture books for your youngest readers.<\/p>\n

no no 9781481431811 Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me<\/i> http:\/\/books.simonandschuster.com\/Papa-Please-Get-the-Moon-for-Me\/Eric-Carle\/The-World-of-Eric-Carle\/9781481416450 by Eric Carle <\/p>\n

Young Monica asks her father to bring her the moon, so her dad does what any good dad would do \u2014 he gets out a ladder and starts climbing. Carle\u2019s beautiful, iconic illustrations are enhanced by clever fold-outs, which really make this warm-hearted tale a fun read-aloud experience. (Your child will also pick up some practical knowledge about the phases of the moon as well.)<\/p>\n

9780786818709 Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale<\/i> by Mo Willems <\/p>\n

Any father who has ever accidentally lost a beloved toy will identify with this hilarious tale of how frustrating the parent-baby language gap can be. A dad leaves his daughter\u2019s \u201cknuffle bunny\u201d at the laundromat and his infant daughter struggles to find the words (any words) to make him go back. This is the first of a trilogy \u2014 the final title, Knuffle Bunny Free<\/em><\/a>, will make even the toughest dad tear up at bedtime.<\/p>\n

9780399214578 Owl Moon<\/i> by Jane Yolen, illustrated by John Schoenherr <\/p>\n

Yolen and Schoenherr turn a simple event \u2014 a father and daughter\u2019s moonlight walk in the woods \u2014 into something poetic and profound in this Caldecott Medal-winning picture book. As they trudge through the snow, attempting to find a great horned owl by imitating its call, you get a wonderful sense of how the father is trying to pass along his own reverence and respect for nature to his child. A perfect camp-out read.<\/p>\n

9780688104801 Ten, Nine, Eight<\/i> http:\/\/www.harpercollinschildrens.com\/books\/Ten-Nine-Eight-Molly-Bang by Molly Bang <\/p>\n

A gorgeous bedtime counting book, perfect for fans of The Runaway Bunny<\/i><\/a> or Good Night, Gorilla<\/i><\/a>. As a father and daughter count down to bedtime \u2014 starting with the daughter\u2019s ten toes, nine soft stuffed animal friends, and so on \u2014 you\u2019ll find yourself taken with how skillfully Bang conveys the tenderness between the dad and his sleepy child through a few simple illustrations.<\/p>\n

9780763659554 Druthers<\/i> by Matt Phelan <\/p>\n

I love this father-daughter story that kicks off with young Penelope bored on a rainy day. When her dad asks the inciting question \u2014 \u201cWhat would you do if you had your druthers?\u201d \u2014 the adventures ensue, from the two wrangling cattle to blasting off to the moon. In the background, the house gets messier and messier (we can all commiserate with you, Dad!), but their day together gets even more fun.<\/p>\n

9780786809127 https:\/\/assets.readbrightly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/The-Daddy-Mountain.jpg The Daddy Mountain<\/i> http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/1161502.The_Daddy_Mountain by Jules Feiffer <\/p>\n

In this picture book from Feiffer (perhaps best known as the illustrator of The Phantom Tollbooth<\/i><\/a>), a little girl decides that her father is a veritable landmass, so she decides to climb him like a mountain. She starts at his legs and works her way up, up, up \u2014 passing along practical advice for climbing daddies as she goes \u2014 until she eventually reaches his summit, i.e. the head. Any dad who has ever doubled as their child\u2019s jungle gym should appreciate this one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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