
My Dad Is My Hero
Tributes to the Men Who Gave Us Life, Love, and Driving Lessons
- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Children often have trouble telling their father how much they love him. Fortunately, this book expresses those emotions for them. This endearing collection of stories about the everyday heroics of the contributorsĂ fathers, and father figures, will show Dad how much he means to his children. From the story of a fly fishing trip that bonded father and daughter to the one that saw a friendĂs imposing father turn into the contributorĂs own loving father-figure, this wonderful book brings together tales of heroic dads from all walks of life, and is a great way for his kids to show him how much they care. And it lets dads everywhere know that they donĂt need to be daring to be heroicĂšthat it can be the little things that mean the most to his kids.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- In My Fatherâs Truck
- Driving Toward Yes
- God Almighty, Damn!
- Carry On, Dad
- The Exalted Big Dipper of Chicago, Illinois, USA
- The Woodworkerâs Song
- Pop, the Unpretentious Guru
- That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine
- Of Pigs and Wren
- Use Your Brains
- For the Things He Taught Me
- Priceless Treasures
- Fireworks
- Be Quiet . . . Weâre at War
- A Whap on the Head
- Save the Children
- Whittling Words
- The Shadow
- Foxhole Fathering
- The Day Will Rogers Died
- Ruffling Feathers
- Beethoven, Jersey Tomatoes, and Whales
- Popâs Album
- The Last Lesson
- A Quiet Carpenter
- My Defender
- The Fall of the Nicotine Kid
- Winged Victory
- The Grasshopper
- The Colonel to the Rescue
- Hereâs to You, Dad
- Year of the Schwinn
- Changing Tires
- The Greatest Dad Award Goes To . . .
- From Chicken Farmer to the Chicago Bears
- Kite Lessons
- When No One Was Watching
- Grandpaâs âPossum
- Daddy versus the Golden Gate Bridge
- Riding with Santa Claus
- There and Back Again with Daddy
- Daddy and the Dodgers
- His Way
- Stepping In
- Rediscovering Casanova
- Wampum Doesnât Grow on Trees
- More Than Mentors: Providential Dads
- A Winterâs Tale
- Well, Iâve Had a Plenty
- Letâs Dance