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Friday, 05 February 2010 12:26

Written by googoodadda

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Daddy Does The Dishes With the holidays fast approaching, here are some nifty books that you might want to consider for that favorite son or daughter of yours. What’s that? Christmas is over?

Damn.

And I started this entry WEEKS ago. Guess that is what happens when you have another baby (now we have two girls, Maddie (4 years) and Juliet (8 weeks). Really, nothing gets done. It’s like moving in slow motion. So, I get a sentence in here, a word in there, slowly, methodically constructing my blog entry over the course of a month. More on this in a future post (can you say twenty-eleven)…

OK, so where were we? Oh yes, a fun book you should buy. Would make a nice gift for Valentine's Day.

There are currently several books on the market that cover the stay-at-home daddy world. Some of my favorites include…

• The Daddy Shift by Jeremy Adam Smith

• Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads by Gary Greenberg and Jeannie Hayden

• The New Father: A Dad’s Guide to the First Year by Armin A. Brottand

and a few books by Po Bronson.

But there are a scant number of children’s books devoted to the subject, which is what makes “Daddy Does The Dishes and other Daddy deeds” such a fresh and fun new addition to the world of parenting literature. It is cleverly written by Kori Reed, the wife of stay-at-home dad Mike Becker, and wonderfully illustrated by Kori’s sister Kendra Reed. There are two other books in the series, “My Daddy Can Touch The Moon” and “My Daddy is Supersillious”, with others on the way, all published by ReedFamilyBooks. Really, this book celebrates all fatherhood, not just sahd fatherhood.

Check it out!

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written by Reservoir Dad, February 06, 2010

It's often mentioned, at The Northern Dads Group, that there are not enough children's books focussed on Dads. So thanks for this. I will check it out.

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written by googoodadda, February 07, 2010

Yes indeed, you're welcome! I've been noticing a few more of them online and in the stores, but still very rare to happen upon.

"The Northern Dads Group" - is that in Australia? I noticed that's where you're from on your profile. How's the SAHD movement going down under?

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written by Reservoir Dad, February 08, 2010

Yep, Melbourne, Australia. The Dad's group caters for the Northern suburbs. The SAHD movement down here is just like over there I'd guess - okay, frowned upon, joked about, accepted, cheered, ridiculed depending on which individual you bump in to. hehe

We're only a generation or two away from total world domination though.