Dads on Books

Welcome to "Dads on Books," Episode X where Mike and David venture into books for an older audience, don’t worry, it's still a kids book. The dads tackle Little House in the Big Woods , a book so enthralling dad #A bought a vintage set for $5. Join us while we learn about churning butter, smoking a deer (the meat) and other fun stuff. It's a "riveting" journey back in time, with classy dads dishin...

In this weeks episode, David and Mike explore the wild and wackily kookified world of Dan Gutman , and found a million hundred books begging to be read. They contemplate the fortunes they've spent at the Scholastic book fair where so many of these volumes lie hiding... waiting to sneak into your bags and make you laugh all the way home. Mike admits he had to renew his expired library card to read...

This week, David did research and Mike read the back of the book, finding that, "More than 6 million kids have laughed..."  They get kooky discussing Louis Sachar's Sideways Stories from Wayside School and explore this surreal , 30-story school, built incorrectly by a man who only said, "My bad" . The dads agree the book is wacky, goofy, and slightly shockingly dark (or is that shockingly slightly...

This week, Mike and David discuss... nothing. We speak of many nothings, "The Book with No Pictures," which is much like the beginning of life. Just a blank boring canvas. We discuss ideas for seequels, and the deep existentialist meaning of the artistically artsy artistry within the annals of it's history. David drops names, Mike sweeps them up, and in the end just, "Move along, nothing to seeee,...

BLAH! This week Davey and Mikey talk about one of Mike's favorite childhood books, "Frog and Toad are Friends." Kermit looks at Toads bathing suit,  some interesting things about the author are in discussion and we decide which amphibian fits our personality better. Additionally, Fred and Toad discuss the origins of snail mail. All in all, a ribbiting good time! p.s. Stilling waiting.... you could...

Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go In this week's episode, David and Mike talk about Richard Scarry and his books. Mike picks the wrong book to buy and David thinks that's hilarious. We make suggestions about book titles and laugh a lot about the books and reference back to episodes from long long ago. Enjoy this episode of Dads on Books! Email us at: DadsOnBooks@gmail.com And tha...

Long ago, In a galaxy far, far away... Dad's on Books- EPISODE 4 David And Mike take on the book, Big Words for Little People , by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell. Listen as David tells us why he didn't like the book, and then changes his mind as he continues reading it. Mike was confused, so he hadn't reread it, but he remembers a lot of it, because he read it so many times. Thanks to Mike's b...

Dads on Books returns for episode 3! In this episode hosts David Patrick and Mike Walker discuss the children's book Mrs. McTats and Her Houseful of Cats by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and illustrated by Joan Rankin. They discuss Mrs. McTats and the story follows how she acquires her numerous cats, and how it is a "teaching"" book. Mike shares his Mrs. McTats voice and they talk about the artwork in th...

Welcome to Episode 2! We are discussing the book, "Olivia Helps with Christmas." Why this book? Well, David selected "Olivia Helps with Christmas" due to its personal history, noting that Mike and wife, Kim, introduced his family to the Olivia series early in his eldest daughter's reading journey. It has become a cherished favorite of his family, consistently eliciting enjoyment even after many re...

Welcome to the inaugural episode of our podcast where we delve into the world of children's books that resonate with both our kids and their adults! In this episode, hosts Mike Walker and David Patrick kick things off by discussing the classic, "The Giving Tree" Why did we choose "The Giving Tree" as our first book? Mostly because we remember it fondly and a personal connection: Mike and Kim had g...

We're just getting started!  Join us for the big drop on 5/25/25 and listen while we discuss books that we read to our daughters or were inspired by them to read.