A Father Like That
Illustrator
LeUyen Pham
Publisher
Harper Collins
Publication Year
1999
ISBN
9780060278656
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picturebook
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A young boy shares with his mother his daydreams about the father who left before he was born.
Grade Level
PK-1; K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Single parent; single mother
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
African American
Family Formation
single mother
Awards
Best Books: Choices, 2008
Keywords
father and son relationship; single parent family
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Zolotow, Charlotte, "A Father Like That" (1999). Diverse Families. 1172.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1172