Daddy drives a big red tanker truck, and he's away on the road a lot. But once in a while, he's near enough to pick up his little boy from preschool. And today is one of those very special days!

"Trucks come in all shapes and sizes. What does Dad's truck look like?"--P, [4] of cover.

The New York Times bestseller. “There’s an old-fashioned, hard-hat appeal to Mighty Dads, a book made for dramatic read-alouds with sound effects.” —USA Today Mighty dads, strong and tall, help their children, young and small. They keep them safe and bolted tight and show them how to build things right. Inventively told through James Dean’s colorful construction vehicle characters, Mighty Dads is an adoring dedication to hardworking fathers and the subtle ways they teach their boys and girls to follow in their tracks. The Dump Trucks learn to get dirty. Crane keeps his little one safe from harm. The busy Cement Mixer gives his daughter a hug. The Forklift cheers his son on. A surprising and touching view of a father’s love for his children, Mighty Dads is the perfect way to say: I’m proud of you! “Like the best 21st-century human dads, the vehicles don’t just show their kids the ropes—they also offer plenty of TLC . . . A book worthy of any young armchair foreman.” —Publishers Weekly “Just the ticket for vehicle-obsessed youngsters who can’t get enough of construction play.” —School Library Journal “This makes for a perfect choice for story hours—the vivid verbs demand to be chanted and dramatized.” —Booklist

This one-of-a-kind, massive illustrated history of more than 10,000 American automobiles is perfect for the millions of classic car enthusiasts. With more than 1,300 pages and 12,500 illustrations covering 70 years, this may be the most complete visual history of the American automobile ever published. Nowhere else are there so many collector, luxury, sporting and every day cars assembled with fascinating information about original prices, engine sizes, horsepower, and other specifications. The pages are packed with genuine, factory-fresh photographs and drawings taken from contemporary advertisements, catalogs, and brochures. More than 250 manufacturers and hundreds of individual models trace the evolution of the American automobile, from the millions of Model Ts that rolled off Ford's assembly line through the art deco streamliners of the '30s, to the tail-finned land yachts of the '50s and muscle cars of the '60s and '70s up to the early SUVs of the '90s. Throughout author Tad Burness adds handwritten details not found anywhere else, including pointing out unusual options and differences found within a model. Automotive journalist Matt Stone provides a new general introduction and one to each era within the book.

My Father and Me is an autobiographical story that incorporates some of my most cherished memories that I have chosen to share with the reader, which is filled with love, a smidgen of danger, and good old-fashioned family values. It all starts in Sicily, Italy, in 1896. Families were migrating to America for a better life as harsh economic times were felt by all. My father Frank starts a gambling house, and it becomes quite successful. The mob steps in, and things get dicey. Frank must figure a way out or else. The family’s many activities and interactions sometimes lead to unexpected consequences. While the stories of my experiences growing up are lively and delightful, the stories from my dad and those from friends and family are heart-warming stories of respect and most of all love.

This is a short book about my dad's life. His humor, his faith his compassion and his willingness to help other's in any way he can. The way he touched the lives of everyone he met. The opportunity he had to travel to many places and his ability to always see the brighter side.

From a debut author comes a story of finding oneself in a place all too familiar. After Dulcie Morrigan Jones's dad dies, her mom decides they need to find a new life in California. But Dulcie doesn't understand what's wrong with her old life back in Newbury, Connecticut. So she heads across country and back home in her father's red 1968 Chevy pickup truck. When she arrives, she meets Roxanne, a girl whose home life makes Dulcie see that her own situation may not be all that bad after all. And as the summer comes to an end, Dulcie realizes that maybe it's necessary to leave a place in order to come back and find out who you really are.

An Invitation to Community and Models for Connection After almost every presentation activist and writer Mia Birdsong gives to executives, think tanks, and policy makers, one of those leaders quietly confesses how much they long for the profound community she describes. They have family, friends, and colleagues, yet they still feel like they're standing alone. They're "winning" at the American Dream, but they're lonely, disconnected, and unsatisfied. It seems counterintuitive that living the "good life"--the well-paying job, the nuclear family, the upward mobility--can make us feel isolated and unhappy. But in a divided America, where only a quarter of us know our neighbors and everyone is either a winner or a loser, we've forgotten the key element that helped us make progress in the first place: community. In this provocative, groundbreaking work, Mia Birdsong shows that what separates us isn't only the ever-present injustices built around race, class, gender, values, and beliefs, but also our denial of our interdependence and need for belonging. In response to the fear and discomfort we feel, we've built walls, and instead of leaning on each other, we find ourselves leaning on concrete. Through research, interviews, and stories of lived experience, How We Show Up returns us to our inherent connectedness where we find strength, safety, and support in vulnerability and generosity, in asking for help, and in being accountable. Showing up--literally and figuratively--points us toward the promise of our collective vitality and leads us to the liberated well-being we all want.

Sixteen-year-old Ima Berry (pronounced I'm a) leads anything but a normal life. The ridiculous name her eccentric dad gave her is always the opening for a good joke and he makes his living as a supernatural investigator. It's hard to hang out when she spends all her time trying to prove the existence of Bigfoot, ghosts, fairies and other paranormal creatures. In Point Hope, Alaska, Ima's father searches for shifters among Inuit tribes. Ima isn't thrilled until she meets Carsen. Not only is he hot, he's also a star basketball player and he's interested in her. But his best friend, Talon, really doesn't like her. Ima has no idea what she's done to Talon, but there's no denying the strange connection between them.

Whether you are a young adolescent or an older-aged adult, you have experienced trials, tragedy, triumphs, and achievements of some type. As you experience the highs and lows of life, which may sometimes feel like a roller coaster, I want you to know, through those experiences, you have a God who wants you to be intimately acquainted with Him. By being obedient and trusting Him to guide your life, He will strategically lead you in the direction and path of which your life needs to go. As you become closer to Him, while intimately acquainted, the Lord will purposefully place people around you to be there while you experience those peaks and valleys. You have as much God right now in you as you'll ever experience, but know He wants more of you and to build a relationship with you. As you read through this book, there are many examples of how a misfortune resulting in victory can build and grow your faith, to where "living by faith" is the only way you'll know how to live each day.In this book, I hope to encourage you and help you to persevere with your relationship with the Lord, family relationships, friendships, work environments, financial life, school, church, youth groups, careers, dreams, and goals. By the end of this read, I hope you realize you have a God that knows your heart better than you know yourself, and even through much adversity through this thing called "life," God has a divine appointment and a plan for you far more than you could ever imagine while you are becoming intimately acquainted with Him.