My Daddy Educational Books, Toys

Family Man

by Calvin Trillin

For ages Parents

This collection of essays will make you laugh, and in classic Trillin style, it will also make you hungry. It will make you appreciate this gem of a father, and it will make you go easy on your own (read more)

Through the Children's Gate

by Adam Gopnik

For ages Parents

Mr. Gopnik's collection of essays is a marvelous take on the modern, urban family-of-four setting. Something in the voice of the storyteller, and certainly in the up-to-the-moment-ness of it, makes (read more)

Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me

by Eric Carle

For ages 2-6 years

Any pint-sized fan of Eric Carle's work will immediately recognize the gentle-faced moon of this book, and any parent of said pint-sized fan will immediately recognize the pleas of a little one to (read more)

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Every Friday

by Dan Yaccarino

For ages 2-6 years

This treasure of a book uses richly colored illustrations and spare text to make its simple point especially powerfully: time spent with Dad is the best time of all. The voice of the little boy (read more)

Be the Coolest Dad on the Block

by Simon Rose and Steve Caplin

For ages Parents

Okay, we're not suggesting hat Pop isn't already the coolest dad on the block, it's just that, well, maybe there are just a few little areas where he might benefit from a refresher course. (Whew - (read more)

Make-Your-Own-Frames

by Made by Hands

For ages 2-6 years

Looking for a small, heartfelt and handmade present? What little person doesn't want to give a little bit more of herself - a specially made and decorated frame with a picture of yours truly in the (read more)

The Daddy Mountain

by Jules Feiffer

For ages 2-6 years

When brilliant cartoonist-author-playwright Jules Feiffer turns his keenly observing eye to the relationship between a little girl and her daddy, you know you are in for a treat. This little girl (read more)

You Can Do Anything, Daddy

by Michael Rex

For ages 2-6 years

Sometimes it can seem tough to explain to someone so close to you just how very much you love him. Perhaps the better approach is to try to tell him how very, very far you'd go to protect him. It (read more)