I Want My Daddy

Arthur is trying to build a castle, but it keeps falling down. "Too wobbly!" a frustrated Arthur says. "I want my daddy!" Then Arthur catches something in the "moat" at the playground, and it's too big and scary for Arthur to handle by himself. Luckily, Daddy is there to help! The perfect book for days when only Daddy will do!

“Like the YouTube channel, this is a touching yet informative guide for those seeking fatherly advice, or even a few good dad jokes.” — Library Journal

Every child views their father as an ideal character, a superhero, someone who is the best atdoing everything. This beautiful story features Kimmie, a little girl, who thinks the world of herdaddy and totally adores him.The amazingly crafted illustrations in this book depict the young lady living through varioussituations that show her father going about his everyday routine.Idiosyncratic, nuanced, and funny, this wonderful book will have you view the world throughthe eyes of little Kimmie as she lives through and describes her little universe.Go ahead, be creative, and act out the story in this book for your kids or have themparticipate in this sweet narrative. Get a glimpse into the mind of a girl as she is growing upand understand what a family means to her.

A young boy marvels at the things his daddy can do, including cross the street alone, run outside without a coat, stay up way past midnight, and wander in the deepest woods.

Can a person inherit the wickedness of an evil parent? Are we forever shackled to our father’s sins? No one should know the answer to this better than nineteen-year-old Katherine Paddington. She finally sees an end to her own misery when her Uncle Ben is jailed for the murder of his brother. But, lurking in the coal mine shadows is none other than Ben Paddington’s very own son, Benny Bauguess. After searching unsuccessfully for her son’s daddy for twenty years, Trudy sees the mugshot of her old boyfriend on a news broadcast. Only, Ben is in the state penitentiary in Wheeling, West Virginia, and Trudy has not seen him since Benny’s conception. Benny and Trudy begin the six-hundred-mile journey from Folly Beach to Wheeling to confront the scoundrel who left Trudy to raise her son on her own. But what does Benny really want? His father’s love . . . or revenge on him and his wealthy family? In this sequel to In the Coal Mine Shadows, Katherine knows she must start a new life after her Grandmother Mame and Grandfather Clint pass away, but will the coal mine shadows of her past control her future away from the hills of West Virginia? Will Katherine succeed in making a new life for herself in North Carolina, away from the lies and deceit of her forefathers? Or, will the sins of yesteryear haunt her and her cousin Benny forever?

One little lion cub can't wait to grow up and do everything just like his dad. From the bestselling creator of Hugless Douglas, this humorous, touching tale is for anyone who loves their dad - even if they are moody, lazy and good at pretending to be busy! David Melling is one of the UK's best-loved author-illustrators and his stories combine brilliantly imaginative illustrations with an endearing sense of what it is like to be a small child learning about the world.

A poignant account of the author's brief years shared with his civil rights leader father offers insight into their special bond, their separation during Dr. King's imprisonment and the author's 5-year-old witness to the famous "I Have a Dream" speech.