It's not always easy to come up with gifts to celebrate the fathers in your life. Gifting them tools and barbecue stuff can feel tired. It's kind of like giving mothers appliances or cleaning supplies when what they really want is something more relaxing or fun. And you know what can be very relaxing and fun? Reading a good book, which is why books make for great gifts.
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Now, since we're talking about gifts for fathers or soon-to-be fathers, we thought it would be helpful to do a themed gift guide of books about dads or for dads. Some of the following titles have to do with fatherhood, while some are reads that fathers will enjoy. Check 'em out and give them to the fathers in your life who are doing the dad thing with gusto.
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‘Daditude: The Joys & Absurdities of Modern Fatherhood’ by Chris Erskine is relatable.
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Publisher’s description:
“Life is never peaceful in Chris Erskine’s house, what with the four kids, 300-pound beagle, chronically leaky roof, and long-suffering wife, Posh. And that’s exactly the way he likes it, except when he doesn’t. Every week in the ‘Los Angeles Times’ and ‘Chicago Tribune’ (and now and then in many other papers), Erskine distills, mocks, and makes us laugh at the absurdities of suburban fatherhood. And now, he’s gathered the very best of these witty and wise essays―and invited his kids (and maybe even Posh) to annotate them with updated commentary, which they promise won’t be too snarky.”
‘Sh*t My Dad Says’ by Justin Halpern is funny.
Publisher's description:
“After being dumped by his longtime girlfriend, twenty-eight-year-old Justin Halpern found himself living at home with his seventy-three-year-old dad. Sam Halpern, who is ‘like Socrates, but angrier, and with worse hair,’ has never minced words, and when Justin moved back home, he began to record all the ridiculous things his dad said to him.”
'I am My Father’s Daughter: Living a Life Without Secrets' by Maria Elena Salinas is inspiring.
Publisher's description:
”Five nights a week, MarÍa Elena Salinas looks into a television camera and delivers the news to millions of television viewers. But when the newscast is over, she is like so many other women across the country: a wife and a mother, struggling to find balance between her personal and professional life. When MarÍa Elena accidentally discovers her recently deceased father had once been a Catholic priest, all she knew was suddenly thrown into question. Turning her investigative eye on herself for the first time, she begins a long, arduous journey for answers.”
‘Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know’ by Meg Meeker is a great guide for girl dads.
Publisher's description:
”Drawing on her thirty years’ experience practicing pediatric and adolescent medicine, teen health expert Dr. Meg Meeker explains why an active father figure is maybe the single most important factor in a young woman’s development. In this invaluable guide, Meeker shows how a father can be both counsel and protector for his daughter as she grows into a spiritually and mentally strong young woman.”
‘My Father Was a Toltec’ by Ana Castillo is great for poetry loving papis.
Publisher's description:
“Mixing the lyrical with the colloquial, the tender with the tough, Ana Castillo has a deserved reputation as one of the country’s most powerful and entrancing novelists, but she began her literary career as a poet of uncompromising commitment and passion. ‘My Father Was a Toltec’ is the sassy and street-wise collection of poems that established and secured Castillo’s place in the popular canon. It is included here in its entirety along with the best of her early poems.”
‘The Ultimate Dad Joke Book’ by Hugh Murmie is a good gag gift.
Publisher's description:
“‘The Ultimate Dad Joke Book’ is jam packed with family friendly, clean and hysterical jokes that are great for everyone from your toddler to your great-grandma! Buckle up and get ready for some knee slapping, head shaking and gut busting laughter every time you flip a page.”
‘It Calls You Back: An Odyssey through Love, Addiction, Revolutions, and Healing’ by Luis J. Rodriguez is for fans of memoirs.
Publisher's description:
”Hundreds of thousands of readers came to know Luis J. Rodriguez through his fearless classic, ‘Always Running,’ which chronicled his early life as a young Chicano gang member surviving the dangerous streets of East Los Angeles. The long-awaited follow-up, ‘It Calls You Back’ is the equally harrowing story of Rodriguez starting over, at age eighteen, after leaving gang life—the only life he really knew.”
‘Solito: A Memoir’ by Javier Samora is gripping.
Publisher's description:
“Javier Zamora’s adventure is a three-thousand-mile journey from his small town in El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and across the US border. He will leave behind his beloved aunt and grandparents to reunite with a mother who left four years ago and a father he barely remembers. Traveling alone amid a group of strangers and a ‘coyote’ hired to lead them to safety, Javier expects his trip to last two short weeks.”
‘Why You Crying?: My Long, Hard Look at Life, Love, and Laughter’ by George Lopez and Armen Keteyian is entertaining.
Publisher's description:
“Cowritten by Emmy Award–winning writer and sportscaster Armen Keteyian, the darkly funny narrative of ‘Why You Crying?’ riffs on the importance of family, the stark, often hysterical differences between Chicano and gringo culture, and the inspirational message that anybody can become Somebody. Read it and weep!”
‘The Bartender's Manifesto: How to Think, Drink, and Create Cocktails Like a Pro’ by Toby Maloney, Emma Janzen, and The Bartenders of The Violet Hour is perfect for at-home mixologists.
Publisher's description:
“Take a raucous romp through the essential stages of fashioning cocktails and learn the hows and whys of bartending with acclaimed mixologist Toby Maloney and the team from The Violet Hour. When the pioneering cocktail bar opened in Chicago in 2007, it set a high standard with an innovative training program that teaches not just how to replicate classic cocktail recipes flawlessly, but how to embrace ingenuity, make smart decisions, and create original, inspired recipes from rote.”
‘Fatherhood: A Comprehensive Guide to Birth, Budgeting, Finding Flow, and Becoming a Happy Parent’ by Fatherly is perfect for new dads.
Publisher's description:
“Where’s the road map? Well, you’re looking at it. This book from the editors of Fatherly, the largest digital brand for dads, is a one-stop source for fathers-to-be, empowering them to be the best parent they can be—with both confidence and joy.”
‘Dude, You're Gonna Be a Dad!: How to Get (Both of You) Through the Next 9 Months’ by John Pfeiffer is for dads-to-be.
Publisher's description:
“There are approximately 3,712 ways for a guy to look stupid during pregnancy—this book’s here to help you avoid all (most) of them. And here’s your first hint: Focus on what you can be doing for her rather than what’s happening to her.”
‘Dad Life: A Manly Adult Coloring Book’ by Papeterie Bleu is for dads who like to get artsy.
Publisher's description:
“Dad. Daddums. Dadarino. Dadaringalingadingdong. This is your life: Kids, Cooking, Carpool, Coaching, Calling out the backyard, ‘Keep that racket down, I’m trying to watch ESPN!’ It sounds like you need a break! Why don’t you grab this book, your kid’s gel pens, and hide in the garage for a while? Drink a beer while you’re at it, and feel the stress relieving magic of coloring this book.”
‘Dreams From My Father’ by Barak Obama is a must-read.
Publisher's description:
“In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a Black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a Black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father—a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man—has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey—first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his mother’s family to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of his family, confronts the bitter truth of his father’s life, and at last reconciles his divided inheritance.”
‘Dad's Story: A Memory and Keepsake Journal for My Family’ by Korie Herold and Paige Tate & Co. is for dad to write his own stories.
Publisher's description:
“Dad’s Story is a guided journal thoughtfully designed to help dads of all ages write down memories that they want to preserve and share with their children and family. Designed by bestselling artist and author Korie Herold, this keepsake book provides dads with thoughtful writing prompts and plenty of journaling pages to record memories from their childhood, school years, early adulthood, and more.”
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