Jones, Christianne C.
Summary: Harrison is a boy who loves life and likes to share with others, but as he grows older the people around him are finding that he stands too close and maybe hugs a little too much--until his father teaches him the Space Saver rhyme, a method for determining just the right amount of space to leave between himself and others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2018
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Summary: "A young boy aspires to make a bowl of ramen as delicious as his dad's, and runs into some surprises--both delightful and disastrous--on his first attempt"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2023
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Summary: On a rainy morning, a father and son bond over a walk through a field full of freshly formed ponds teeming with tadpoles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE JAMZuppardi, Sam
Summary: When a little boy see a long list of chores on the refrigerator, he utilize his creative energy with a green crayon to transform time spent with his dad into a celebration of fun.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ZUPWilliams, Karen Lynn.
Summary: When his father tells him not to leave the lion he is drawing on the beach, a little boy starts making a very, very long tail--and a trail to follow back.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Press 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILRivera, Matthew
Summary: "A young boy learns to care for his own plant, proudly taking after his gardener father."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Neal Porter Books / Holiday House 2024
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Summary: When wide receiver Ethan drops a touchdown pass and his team loses the game, he starts to doubt his own abilities, but as the next game approaches he realizes that he has to do what his father and coaches are telling him to do--stop obsessing about failure and get back to playing confident football.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2018
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Summary: Papa Bear wakes up to find his son missing, and his search leads him to an opera house and a command performance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE CHATaylor, Sean
Summary: "Small Bad Wolf wants to be bad to the bone like his father, Big Bad Wolf, but the big bad wolf's lessons don't always go to plan ..."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kingfisher 2005
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE TAYWilson-Max, Ken.
Summary: Island boy Aaron loves the sea. But he's a bit scared of going under the water. Then one day Aaron finds an octopus stranded on the beach. And as he helps Dad return it to the water, something amazing happens a moment of magic between the boy and the octopus. Can Aaron lose his fear and go underwater? Maybe now he can help look after the sea creatures and be Aqua Boy!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024
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Summary: James and the giant peach: A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House/Listening Library 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD DAHTyler, Amy J.
Summary: When Nemo gets caught on his way to school, his father comes to the rescue.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2003
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR GREEN TYLMcBratney, Sam.
Summary: During a bedtime game, every time Little Nutbrown Hare demonstrates how much he loves his father, Big Nutbrown Hare gently shows him that the love is returned even more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 1995
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Summary: "Rafa and his dad love to measure anything and everything-including how much Rafa's dad loves him"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CEPFoxe, Steve
Summary: "Baby convinces Daddy to say 'yup' to everything for a day. What's the worst that could happen?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Children's Books 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN FOXHolt, K. A
Summary: Told in assonant free verse, Levi was once a premature baby who suffered from respiratory problems; he recovered, and now in seventh grade, he struggles to demonstrate to his divorced mother and overprotective brother that he is okay--so when his father suggests he take up boxing he falls in love with the sport, but he still must find a way to convince his family to set him free to follow his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HOLAlmond, David
Summary: "Joe is starstruck, determined to find his way up, up, up to the magical lights in the night sky. "In your dreams!" his pals say. But when Joe and his dad put their heads and hearts together, there's no stopping them. Together they climb ladders, construct towers, and launch rockets in a tireless quest to reach the unreachable. Airy and playful, Gill Smith's dynamic illustrations perfectly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALMZiefert, Harriet.
Summary: Edward wants to be bigger than Daddy, so for one afternoon they pretend to exchange places.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Apple Books 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ZIEMcDunn, Gillian
Summary: Struggling with ADHD, loneliness, and connecting with his divorced father who would rather see him embrace sports instead of cooking, sixth-grader Elliott finds an unlikely friend in popular, perfect Maribel when the two are paired in a school-wide contest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MCDTaylor, Will
Summary: "Jeremy is not excited about the prospect of spending the summer with his dad and uncle in a seaside cabin in Oregon. It's the first summer after his parents' divorce, and he hasn't exactly been seeking alone time with his dad. He doesn't have a choice though, so he goes. On his first day, he takes a walk on the beach and finds himself intrigued by a boy his age running by. Just like that, his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC TAYMcBratney, Sam.
Summary: During a bedtime game, every time Little Nutbrown Hare demonstrates how much he loves his father, Big Nutbrown Hare gently shows him that the love is returned even more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD MCBCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Board Books, Call number: BRDCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE MCB (BOARD)Cervantes, Jennifer
Summary: To prevent the Mayan gods from battling each other and destroying the world, thirteen-year-old Zane must unravel an ancient prophecy, stop an evil god, and discover how the physical disability that makes him reliant on a cane also connects him to his father and his ancestry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Hyperion 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC CERSteele, Michael Anthony
Summary: Always the new kid in town, Jason Trevino spends his time skateboarding, and when three new friends show him the abandoned amusement park they have turned into a secret skatepark he is delighted--so when Jason's father shows up with a crew to renovate the park he has find a way to help both his friends and his father.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC TONNuño, Fran
Summary: "Una bruja quien ha colgado su escoba para convertirse en la conductora de un tren volador, una montaña rusa con nieve en su cima más alta y coches de choque que van a donde quiera el conductor desea forman parte de una feria mágica en este libro infantil ilustrado. Mientras exploran las diferentes diversiones juntos, un niño y su padre descubren los secretos que merodean en el viejo parque de...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013