Heartwarming Children’s Books about Dads
Reading children’s books about dads is a wonderful way to celebrate fathers! Discover these heartwarming picture books all about dad.
My eldest was 6 months old when my husband celebrated his first Father’s Day. I bought Guess How Much I Love You and planted my son’s chubby right hand onto the inside front cover. With a marker, I traced his handprint on the book and wrote, “Happy Father’s Day!” It was the perfect gift for the occasion.
But beyond the special occasion of Father’s Day, reading children’s books about dads celebrates these amazing guys in our lives. These men who aren’t babysitters, but co-parents and partners. Men who have embraced fatherhood and whom we hope our kids can grow up to emulate.
With amazing stories and illustrations, these books highlight the special bond between father and child. I also read them to my son when he had what we called “mama-itis,” and preferred me over his dad. Most of all, they’re fun books that help reiterate and explore the meaning of having a good father.
Take a look at my favorite children’s books about dads:
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Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
Daddy’s Arms by Fabian E. Ferguson
Me and My Dad! by Alison Ritchie and Alison Edgson
I Love You Daddy by Jillian Harker
My Dad is the Best Playground by Luciana Navarro Powell
How to Surprise a Dad by Jean Reagan
Hero Dad by Melinda Hardin and Bryan Langdo
Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie
Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry
If My Love Were a Fire Truck by Luke Reynolds
My Dad Used to Be So Cool by Keith Negley
When Dads Don’t Grow Up by Marjorie Blain Parker and R.W. Alley
Brick by Brick by Heidi Woodward Sheffield
You Made Me a Dad by Laurenne Sala
My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero
My Dad Thinks He’s Funny by Katrina Germein
Dad and the Dinosaur by Gennifer Choldenko
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