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Father’s Day: 21 Picture Books

In a recent interview, artist and author Pierce Freelon said that the media doesn’t often show men taking care of and spending time with their children. He said that as an artist, “I wanted to show fatherhood and vulnerability through  fatherhood, playfulness, caregiving as a dad, as a Black father.” Salute to Freelon for speaking on this much needed topic. He has two titles on this list featuring books for Father’s Day: Daddy & Me, Side by Side and Daddy-Daughter Day. Father’s Day is the third Sunday in June, so there’s enough time to grab a book or two to share.

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1. My Daddy Is a Cowboy

Stephanie Seales | C. G. Esperanza | Abrams BYR | June 11, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop


2. I’m Proud of You

Craig Melvin | Sawyer Cloud | Quill Tree Books | May 7, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop


3. The Heart Never Forgets

Ana Ot | Hayden Goodman | Atheneum BYR | April 16, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop



4. Back Home: Story Time with My Father

Arlène Elizabeth Casimir | Ken Daley | Candlewick | May 7, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop


5. Dominique’s Thrifted Treasures

Margarett McBride | Ryan Middaugh | Free Spirit Publishing | February 27, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop


6. Sydney’s Big Speech

Malcolm Newsome | Jade Orlando | HarperCollins | February 20, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop



7. The Blue Pickup

Natasha Tripplett | Monica Mikai | HarperCollins | February 6, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop


8. Forever and Always

Brittany J. Thurman | Shamar Knight-Justice | Greenwillow | January 16, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop


9. Dear Dad: Love, Nelson: The Story of One Boy and His Incarcerated Father

Margarett McBride | David Wilkerson | Free Spirit Publishing | October 3, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop



10. Fresh Juice

Robert Liu-Trujillo | ‎Lee & Low Books | July 25, 2023 |  Amazon | Bookshop


11. The Coolest Beard

Betty Tekle | Nick Alexander | Albert Whitman | June 22, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop


12. Boy Dad

Sean Williams | Jay Davis | HarperCollins | May 16, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop



13. What My Daddy Loves

Raissa Figueroa | HarperCollins | May 2, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop


14. Daddy & Me, Side by Side

Pierce Freelon | Nadia Fisher | Little, Brown BYR | May 2, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop


15. Daddy and Me and the Rhyme to Be

Halcyon Person | Chris Bridges | Parker-Nia Gordon | Scholastic Inc. | June 7, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop



16. Josey Johnson’s Hair and the Holy Spirit

Esau McCaulley | Latonya Jackson | IVP Kids | May 10, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop


17. Daddy-Daughter Day

Pierce Freelon | Olivia Duchess | Little, Brown BYR | May 3, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop


18. Together We Ride

Valerie Bolling | Kaylani Juanita | Chronicle Books | April 26, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop



19. Girl Dad

Sean Williams | Jay Davis | HarperCollins | March 22, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop


20. Daddy Speaks Love

Leah Henderson | E. B. Lewis | Nancy Paulsen Books | January 4, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop


21. Missing Daddy

Mariame Kaba | bria royal | Haymarket Books | September 17, 2019 |  Amazon | Bookshop


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