About this item
How do you like to hear “I love you”? This cozy picture book shows all the ways dads can say it best.Dads know how to do everything. They can help with homework and carry you on their shoulders. They can make pancakes and teach you how to sing songs. These loving actions are just some of the ways dads show how much they care—and no matter how he says it, “I love you” is wonderful to hear! From bestselling author Douglas Wood and illustrator Jennifer Bell, a sunny, cuddly testament to the bond between father and child.
About the Author
Douglas Wood has been called "Minnesota's renaissance man". Author, artist, musician, naturalist, wilderness guide, he is the creator of thirty-seven books for adults and children, with over two and a half million copies in print. His first book, Old Turtle, was hailed as a "profound work" and an "instant classic". Translated widely, it has received many honors. A number of other books are also award winners and N.Y. Times bestsellers, including Grandad's Prayers of the Earth, Miss Little's Gift and his humorous What Grown-ups Can't Do series. Doug has read and performed at the White House, with full choir and orchestra at New York's famed Lincoln Center, and many other extraordinary venues across the country. Two widely acclaimed new titles--Old Turtle: Questions of the Heart and the outdoor memoir Deep Woods, Wild Waters, were released in 2017. Doug's latest picture book for children, Americans, was published in 2018. As a wilderness guide, he has led scores of expeditions from the Boundary Waters to the Northwest Territories. Among his many honors and awards, Douglas Wood is the recipient of:The American Booksellers Book of the Year -ABBY AwardThe International Reading Association Book of the YearThe Christopher Medal Parent's Choice AwardBarnes and Noble Star of the NorthStorytelling World AwardMidwest Book AwardSmithsonian Notable Book AwardMinnesota Book AwardMinnesota State Arts Board Grand for ProseCMAB McKnight Established Artist AwardLifetime Achievement Award from the MN. Association for Environmental Education. Douglas Wood lives with his family in a log cabin in the pines by the Mississippi River.
