There's a lot to like in this new book, Checklists for the New Dad by Joe Deyo. In a tidy 230 pages, Joe sketches out the basics of fatherhood, covering everything from what he calls the "5 P's" (Be Present, Protect, Provide, Partner, and Play!) to how to plan for college education costs. This is not a book that covers the specifics of any one chapter in a baby's life, and, if … [Read more...] about On my desk this week: Checklists for the New Dad, by Joe Deyo
Books
On my desk this week: “I’m going to be a Dad: Now what?” by Craig Baird
The subtitle to Craig Baird's new book I'm going to be a Dad: Now what? joins the ranks of other dad primers like The Expectant Father by Armin Brott. Where Baird's book is different is that it represents a new trend in dad parenting books, as stay-at-home dads become the norm, as do other complicated living and financial circumstances families cobble together to pay the … [Read more...] about On my desk this week: “I’m going to be a Dad: Now what?” by Craig Baird
On my Desk this Week: The Power of Half by Kevin and Hannah Salwen
What to say about this modern reality-show style book that hasn't been said before. The bookshelves are filled with this type of thing: the guy who lives and dresses like Jesus for a year, the couple who give up the phone, television, and computer, and of course, Julie writing about her adventures with a year full of Julia Child recipes. This is the year (or years?) of the … [Read more...] about On my Desk this Week: The Power of Half by Kevin and Hannah Salwen
“Young Zeus” is good bedtime reading for Dads and kids
I don't know if my son liked this book as much as I did, though I assume so, since we've read it a few times now. "Young Zeus" tells the story of how Zeus became Zeus. Having heard about Zeus from Greek mythology, I guess I had always assumed that Zeus was like the biblical God, the first and only. Actually, Zeus is the son of Cronos, who ate all of his children (except Zeus) … [Read more...] about “Young Zeus” is good bedtime reading for Dads and kids
Does everyone agree that Harry Potter #5 is the most boring book ever?
My daughter and I have been reading the Harry Potter series for the past two years. We started when she was in second grade and she's now in fourth. We slowed our pace for #4 and #5 to read one each year because everyone said they get "very dark," and I didn't want to get ahead of her ability to witness death and evil, albeit through print. In the end, though, these 850 page … [Read more...] about Does everyone agree that Harry Potter #5 is the most boring book ever?