Father's Day: Celebrate Dads and Reading!

It's great to see I Love Saturday y domingos featured because it is included in Colorin Colorado's newest booklist, Reading with Dads! The booklist celebrates fathers and grandfathers and includes a number of heartwarming books from different cultures and ethnic traditions, including some bilingual English/Spanish books. For other children's books that celebrate dads, take a look at Reading Rockets' Fabulous Fathers booklist!

If you're interested in resources that focus on dads and literacy, you may be interested in these articles from Colorin Colorado:

• The Role of Fathers in Their Child's Literacy Development: Pre-K Version (also available in Spanish)
• The Role of Fathers in Their Child's Literacy Development: K-3 Version (also available in Spanish)
  
• Dads Who Are Making a Difference (also available in Spanish).

The last article features interview excerpts from the National Institute for Literacy's Dad's Playbook: Coaching Kids to Read, a fantastic guide profiling dads who have made literacy a priority, and offering lots of literacy ideas to help dads become their kids' #1 literacy coach!

As we approach Father's Day, it's important to note that dads and literacy have become a hot topic, as seen in the popularity of Book Dads, a website featuring "books with positive views of fathers and fatherhood." For more food for thought on why this website is needed in the first place, take a look at Where are all the nice, normal dads in children's books?, a column that was published last month in The Times (UK).

Finally, if you'd like to see more about Alma Flor Ada after reading I Love Saturdays y domingos, don't miss our Meet the Author interviews with her in English and in Spanish. You'll find out how Alma Flor Ada learned to read as a young girl, as well as the wonderful stories behind how she became one of children's literature most beloved authors.

Happy Father's Day, and happy reading!