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Mother’s Day is May 11, 2008 and Father's Day is June 15, 2008. Explore motherhood and fatherhood through children’s literature, with showcased books about babies, new dads, father-child relationships, mother-child relationships, and all the fun moments with Mom and Dad.
These books are available at your local bookstore. Check the ABA's directory of member bookstores for a bookseller near you. You may also purchase these books at BookSense.com. Showcase titles are selected by the books' publishers, who provide cover art, interior art, and descriptive information.
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I Love My Pirate Papa
By Laura Leuck
Illustrated by Kyle M. Stone
Harcourt Children's Books
High seas! Buried treasure! Bedtime stories!
Good, rugged father and son bonding...on the high seas!
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Julie the Rockhound
By Gail Langer Karwoski
Lisa Downey
Sylvan Dell Publishing
When a young girl finds a sparkly rock buried in the dirt and discovers that it cleans to a beautiful quartz crystal, she is fascinated and becomes Julie the Rockhound.
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Just
What Mama Needs
By Sharlee Glenn
Illustrated by Amiko Hirao
Harcourt Children's Books
A little puppy helps her mom...and has fun at the same time!
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Story of the Samson
By Kathleen Benner Duble
Illustrated by Alexander Farquharson
Charlesbridge
Sam's grandpa sailed on board the Samson for many years. He recounts the many high seas adventures this ship sailed through.
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When Daddy Prays
By Nikki Grimes
Illustrated by Tim Ladwig
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
"Poignant, beautifully expressed poems brimming with love and faith celebrate a father's devotion as seen through the eyes of his child. Conversational, simple, and deeply moving, they stress the man's reliance on God in all aspects of his life." School Library Journal
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