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PreS-Gr 3—Dedicated to "every man 'fathering' a child," this volume spotlights the bond between dads and their kids. Written in a child's voice, the poems depict dads snoring, making breakfast, giving a haircut or guitar lesson, wrestling, playing catch, teaching a child to ride a bike, and reading. "Love Letter" is about writing to a military dad abroad: "My daddy—/he is far away./I wish him home/most every day." The one exception to the child-narrated voice is the call-and-response poem "Daddy!," which prompts listeners with questions: "Who do you like? Who do you love?...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Using very simple, childlike language, each of the fifteen poems celebrates personal moments between fathers and their sons or daughters....Log In or Sign Up to Read More