A Father's Love

Dads in the animal kingdom come in many stripes—protective ones, playful ones, proud ones, and more. A Father’s Love celebrates nature’s best dads in their colorful variety. For all their differences, these dads have at least one thing in common… love.

Throughout the animal kingdom, in every part of the world, fathers love and care for their babies. This book takes readers around the globe and across the animal kingdom, showcasing the many ways fathers have of demonstrating their love. Whether it’s a penguin papa snuggling with his baby in the frosty white snow, a lion dad playing with his cub in a yellow field, or a seahorse father protecting his young inside his pouch in the deep blue ocean, we see that a father’s love comes in all shapes, sizes, and colors.

With beautiful art that brings all of the dads and babies, and the love between them, to vivid, colorful life, this book is a celebration of the special bond that a father shares with his children.

This book features back matter with additional animal facts!

Praise for A Father’s Love

“Ideal for snuggling while reading aloud…” — The Washington Post

“A sweet bedtime book about fathers…” — Kirkus

“It’s a perfect choice for all picture book shelves…” — School Library Journal

The School Library Journal review, in full

PreS-Gr 1—This quiet, gracefully crafted picture book features the unique bond between father and child that can be as soft as the snow and as warm as the shining sun. Told through a tender, rhyming narrative, animal fathers around the world are shown caring for their young. A red fox tends to his family, a seahorse dad keeps his babies safe in his pouch, while a father emu raises chicks. Warm pencil-and-ink artwork colored digitally in earth tones illustrates the unconditional love and protection provided by fathers from all over the map and the animal kingdom. The story ends with the reassuring message that no matter what, “A father’s love is always there. / A father’s love is… / …everywhere,” and end pages that include facts about the included animal fathers and how they care for their young. VERDICT This gentle celebration of fathers will resonate with readers both young and old. It’s a perfect choice for all picture book shelves, a lapsit story, or a gift for a new dad. —Brianne Colombo, Fairfield Free Public Library, NJ

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