Little, Brown Dad By My Side

I bought this for my husband for Father’s Day.. he loved it... not so much my daughter because she doesn’t think her dad is that big. :D

A beautiful book for Fathers Day.

I'm a professional writer, so I get picky about children's books. This one has the most magical, loving, sweet pictures, and the writing is simple enough to let the pictures shine. My partner (who is male) commented on the fact that there are tons of mother books that are wonderful, but not many good father books (and a lot of them seem to reinforce weird or creepy notions of gender). We had the Nelly Gnu and Daddy Too one, which is very sweet and which my partner would read all the time to my daughters, and also a Daddy Hugs board book, but that was about it. So I did a bunch of research and found three daddy-daughter books for my girls to give my partner. I also like the Eric Carle one about Papa and the moon because of the whimsical drawings (though the storytelling feels a little light), but I think this is my favorite. It gets at some beautiful thing at the heart of fatherhood, and it's not afraid to show a dad looking a little less masculine and tough in order to love his daughter. It teaches my daughters an important lesson in gender as well as father stuff.

I purchased this for my husband for Father’s Day (“from” our 2 year old daughter), as he does bedtime stories with her every night, and he absolutely loved it. He said he teared up after reading it to her the first time. My daughter loved it so much that she demanded he read it two more times (and now she demands he read it every night). It’s a sweet book with beautiful illustrations.

I supposedly got this for my 3 y/o daughter, and she does like it, but the truth is I’ve been captivated by this artist’s father-daughter paintings since I first stumbled onto them online a couple years ago. It’s a great reminder for us dads that you’re not less of man because you learn how to braid her hair or sew her doll a new dress or whatever, you’re MORE of a man for doing these things for her - especially in your little girl’s eyes. Highly recommended for any guy with a young daughter (or one on the way!)

Ever notice how few Dad books there are? We bought a series of books (how to babysit grandma, babysit grandpa, raise a mother) but there wasn't a good Dad version. (the dad book in the series is How to surprise Dad) This was the closest I could find to fit the other 3 books. It's a cute book with pretty illustrations but I wish the illustrations of the Dad were a little more mainstream. Which is why it only gets 4 stars. I should add too, the book is lost on toddlers. I'm thinking it's for the over 3 or 4 crowd because it doesn't hold the attention of a 2 year old.

I got this book for myself for father’s day. It’s one of my favorite books to read to my daughter. Also of the content is think I hope to remind my daughter everyday. Really a great book for a Dad that just wants to share and be in touch with his emotions. I also like when my wife has to read it, she gets a little jealous lol