San Antonio College Library

Everett Anderson has a difficult time coming to terms with his grief after his father dies.

Commander Sam Vimes of the City Watch comes home from work to read to his son, Young Sam, from their favorite book.

A little boy's father seems so large to him that he needs a ladder to cuddle him and birds nest in his father's hair.

Tomás searches for maturity and knowledge of his dead father, with the aid of his great-aunt tía Zulema's magical eyeglasses and deck of playing cards.

When a Maasai father in Africa answers his son's questions, the boy learns that his father's love for him is unconditional.

A teen-ager comes to know himself through contacts with social ills and political unrest while searching for his father in Japan's capital, centuries ago.

Now almost fourteen, Joel becomes a local hero to his small Swedish town when he saves an old man from freezing to death in the woods.

"Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, reading--anything but sports. Feeling like a failure, he comforts himself with food. Garvey is kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also overweight, teased by bullies, and lonely. When his only friend encourages him to join the school chorus, Garvey's life changes. The chorus finds a new soloist in Garvey, and through chorus,...

A bilingual boy and his father, who only speaks Spanish, spend a day together.

After harvesting an especially large "tear" of a resin known as myrrh, a young boy and his father visit a spice merchant whose three customers are seeking a special gift to bring to a baby. Includes biblical references and historical information about the Magi and myrrh. Suggested level: junior, primary.