"Every day, in a house by the sea, a little boy watches his father leave for a long day's work. One night, a great storm washes a small whale onto the beach. The boy discovers the whale is a good listener. The father discovers the boy is lonely. Together, they return the whale to the sea. And from that day on, the boy learns that the father can be a good listener too"--

Raj and Dad plan a list of all the things they will do together. But then Dad has left his wallet at home, and Raj thinks their day will be ruined. But Raj and Dad still have a great day by using their imaginations and enjoying each other's company.

A young boy shares with his mother his daydreams about the father who left before he was born.

A father reassures his young son that although they cannot always be together, he misses his baby boy and always thinks about him.

Still mourning the death of their mother, three brothers go with their father on an extended sailing trip off the Florida Keys and have a harrowing adventure at sea.

After getting in trouble yet again, popular high school senior Liam, who never seems to live up to his wealthy father's expectations, is sent to live in a trailer park with his gay "glam-rocker" uncle.

Fifteen-year-old Fitz kidnaps the father he has never known, taking him from his St. Paul apartment building at gunpoint, in an attempt to address his bewildering mix of resentment and yearning.

While camping, a father and son embrace their emotions as they grieve for the loss of their beloved Pop Pop.

"Rafa and his dad love to measure anything and everything-including how much Rafa's dad loves him"--

Lawrence the fox accompanies his father into the forest to collect something to take to his school show-and-tell, and while briefly lost and alone, Lawrence encounters the beauty of nature and finds exactly what he needs.