In this short story enhanced with beautiful illustrations, the bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, Beartown, and Anxious People delivers an insightful and poignant tale about finding out what is truly important in life.
A father and a son are seeing each other for the first time in years. The father has a story to share before it's too late. He tells his son about a courageous little girl lying in a hospital bed...

"For new dads, So You're Going to Be a Dad is the bottom line on pregnancy, childbirth, newborns, and young children. Inspiring and down-to-earth, the guide prepares readers for the changes, challenges, and joys of parenthood, from what to say (and what not to say) when she shares the big news to navigating the delivery room and first days as a family. Now fully updated, the guide offers the latest information and thinking on: Today's delivery methods...

"El libro más divertido al estilo "elige tu aventura" para quienes son padres o lo quieren ser o no están seguros de serlo. Ser padre es algo muy serio. Y a menudo, las cosas más serias son precisamente aquellas de las que más deberíamos reírnos, para normalizarlas y hacerlas más llevaderas. Este libro trata de quitar hierro a la paternidad, mediante un divertido relato en forma de "elige tu aventura" en el que el lector podrá comprobar sus...

"This is the incredible story of an ex-con turned world-saving Super Hero. In Look Out for the Little Guy, Scott Lang shares with the world a bracingly honest account of his struggles and triumphs, from serving time to being a divorced dad to becoming Ant-Man and joining The Avengers. These are stories of epic battles won and lost, as this everyman turned Super Hero finally tells all--from the official account of what really happened between The Avengers...

Did you know that in the United States alone, more than one in four children live in a home without a father? When Alec Lace recognized this crisis and launched his parenting podcast 2018, his mission was simple: to give dads an opportunity to encourage others, by sharing the experiences and wisdom they've gained during their respective journeys. A few years and hundreds of interviews later--including with many high-profile dads from sports, media,...

Meditations on fatherhood from the author of Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City With A User's Guide to Neglectful Parenting, the trademark dry humor that pervades Guy Delisle's landmark and praised graphic travelogues takes center stage. Quick, light vignettes play on the worries and cares any young parent might have, and offer wry solutions to the petty frustrations of being a dad who works from home. Readers familiar with Delisle's stranger-in-a-strange-land...

"Best-selling author Tim O'Brien shares wisdom from a life in letters, lessons learned in wartime, and the challenges, humor, and rewards of raising two sons"-- In 2003, as an older father, O'Brien resolved to give his young sons what he wished his own father had given to him: a few scraps of paper signed "Love, Dad." Maybe a word of advice. Maybe a sentence or two about some long-ago Christmas Eve. Maybe some scattered glimpses of their aging father,...

«Encantado, hijo mío, de empezar a la vez a ser lo que seremos». Un hombre aguarda el nacimiento de su hijo. Asiste fascinado a la gestación junto a la madre, imagina a ese ser que vendrá a revolucionar su casa, su lenguaje, su pareja y su propia historia familiar. A lo largo de un año memorable, el hombre narra los primeros compases de una existencia nueva: la suya como padre junto a la madre y el hijo, tres personajes de una historia universal...

"(S0(BEscrib�i las historias que componen este libro durante los �ultimos cinco a�nos, es decir, durante los primeros cinco a�nos de la vida de mi hijo. Y aunque las historias de un escritor se le van cruzando como peatones o gatos en el camino, llevo cinco a�nos caminando y escribiendo mientras sostengo en mi mano la mano de un hijo que entra y sale de esas historias, y que corre a esconderse en algunas de ellas, y que a veces hasta me...