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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm
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English
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Extols the virtues of dads who still read comics and watch cartoons, understand that clothes do not have to match and that pancakes need not be round, and do not mind getting their hair wet -- if they have any.
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Little Wolf can hardly wait. Tonight he will howl at the moon to the top of the sky. First, Big Wolf demonstrates traditional howling form: AAAAAAAAAAOOOOOooooooooo. Then it's Little Wolf's turn. He's sure he is ready, but when the big moment comes, something happens. Something unexpected, something wild, something unbe-beep-bop-believable! Sisters Laura McGee Kvasnosky and Kate McGee have created a wonderful story about the importance of doing things...
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24 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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Tonight Dad wants to show his son something very special: the universe. Of course, they can't possibly embark on such a daring adventure unprepared, so they wrap up warm, gather provisions, and then off they go. It's a long walk, but eventually they get there. Along the way, they learn that sometimes the journey is more important than the destination, and sometimes the biggest lessons happen when you least expect them.
9) Gator dad
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
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English
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"From seemingly mundane tasks such as grocery shopping to more active pursuits like a romp at the park and fort-building, a loving and playful father alligator shows his gator kids that the simplest pleasures done together can make for an incredibly fun day"-- Provided by publisher.
10) Sidewalk flowers
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 23 cm
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English
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A little girl collects wildflowers while on a walk with her distracted father. Each flower becomes a gift, and whether the gift is noticed or ignored, both giver and recipient are transformed by their encounter. This wordless picture book, conceived by award-winning poet JonArno Lawson and beautifully brought to life by illustrator Sydney Smith, is an ode to the importance of small things, small people and small gestures.
13) Daddy long legs
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1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
14) I'm awake!
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm
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English
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"An energetic young critter tries to coax his dad out of bed in the morning"-- Provided by publisher.
16) Mighty dads
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30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29cm
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English
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Told in simple rhyming text, hard-working construction vehicle fathers guide and encourage their children.
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"Over the course of a long walk across a city, one curious kid needs to know: 'Does it have a butt?' Everything from sheep to ghosts to dinosaurs is subjected to this all-important question, and Dad is a never-ending source of answers. On a laugh-out-loud father-child ramble, we come to see that every butt, from a bullfrog's to a zombie's, has its own distinctive, and distinctively hilarious, quality."-- Provided by publisher
19) Hero dad
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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A young boy demonstrates that while Dad differs from a traditional superhero, as an American soldier he is a superhero of a different kind.
20) Up, up, up, down
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm
Language
English
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Illustrations and easy-to-read text follow a baby and father through a day filled with ups and downs, ons and offs, and plenty of fun.
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