A Father Like That ~ Charlotte Zolotow

A Father Like That

Written by Charlotte Zolotow
Illustrated by LeUyen Pham

In this story a young boy wishes that he had a father. In fact, he tells him mom exactly what his father would be like if he did have one. The book is filled with all of the great ideas this young boy has about what his father would be like and what they would do together. In the end, his mother acknowledges that she likes the kind of father that he is talking about. However, if he never comes, she encourages him to remember, so that when he grows up, he can be a father like that, himself. Read more >>

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Originally posted on October 13, 2010.

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