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father-son relationship

Books about father-son relationship for readers of all ages.

Cover of Oh, Daddy!

Oh, Daddy!

Bob Shea

Ages 2–6father-son relationshipfamily bonding

Cover of Little Boy

Little Boy

Alison McGhee

Ages 3–7father-son relationshipfamily love

Cover of Friday My Radio Flyer Flew

Friday My Radio Flyer Flew

Zachary Pullen

Ages 4–8father-son relationshipproblem-solving

Cover of Jacob Wonderbar and the interstellar time warp

Jacob Wonderbar and the interstellar time warp

Nathan Bransford

Ages 8–12adventurefriendship

Cover of Dream dog

Dream dog

Lou Berger

Ages 3–8imaginationfather-son relationship

Cover of Into the Abyss (Tom Swift Young Inventor)

Into the Abyss (Tom Swift Young Inventor)

Victor Appleton

Ages 8–12invention and innovationfather-son relationship

Cover of Mississippi morning

Mississippi morning

Ruth Vander Zee

Ages 6–10familyhistory

Cover of Starlight Grey

Starlight Grey

Liz Flanagan

Ages 8–12family bondshorses

Cover of Lost Lake

Lost Lake

Allen Say

Ages 4–8father-son relationshipnostalgia

Cover of Savage Mountain

Savage Mountain

John Smelcer

Ages 10–16father-son relationshipcourage

Cover of Africa Brothers and Sisters

Africa Brothers and Sisters

Virginia L. Kroll

Ages 4–9cultural identityheritage

Cover of Hari, the jungle lad

Hari, the jungle lad

Dhan Gopal Mukerji

Ages 8–12adventurefather-son relationship

Cover of The magic box

The magic box

Marty Sederman, Seymour Epstein

Ages 4–8separation anxietyfather-son relationship

Cover of My Father's Shop

My Father's Shop

Satomi Ichikawa

Ages 3–7father-son relationshipfamily

Cover of Hero

Hero

Mike Lupica

Ages 10–14familygrief and loss

Cover of Batter up, SpongeBob!

Batter up, SpongeBob!

David Lewman

Ages 4–8sportsfather-son relationship

Cover of Daddy calls me man

Daddy calls me man

Angela Johnson

Ages 3–8family bondsfather-son relationship

Cover of Babe & me

Babe & me

Dan Gutman

Ages 8–12baseballfather-son relationship

Cover of Knightley & son

Knightley & son

Rohan Gavin

Ages 9–14mysteryfather-son relationship

Cover of Nemo

Nemo

Random House (Firm)

Ages 4–8familycourage

Cover of Let's Go, Froggy!

Let's Go, Froggy!

Jonathan London

Ages 3–7father-son relationshipresponsibility

Cover of The storm whale

The storm whale

Benji Davies

Ages 4–8lonelinessfather-son relationship