My Father's Hands Hardcover – August 15, 1994

Touching book for dads who garden and share that love with their children.

My husband is a gardener and I was looking for Father/Daughter themed books for Father's Day. I thought from the pages you are able to see on Amazon in the preview that this would be a perfect book. I gave it 3 stars, because the story is kind of boring, and not as much about gardening as I had hoped. We have only read it once.

I loved reading this book to my daughter. There is definitely a positive message and it is rather informative for a child who is curious about nature. Definitely worth the purchase.

The art work is amazing.

Wonderful sensory images. It was suggested by a book called Launching the Literacy Workshop. The service from the company was great!

This is the book I purchase for every baby girl that comes into the world. Fathers are important. This book speaks beautifully to the power of a kind and loving father.

I requested this book in our library and due to a student donating some money for a new book, the book has been added to our school library. I love the story and it is a highly recommended book in our writing program. I will be excited when my personal ediition arrives.

In this book, where a young father shows his garden world to his daughter, one touches both the magical and the spiritual. Neither is mentioned, but both are there in the rich prose and wonderful paintings. The children I watched hearing it were caught up in the magic and the wonder of the discoveries. And they were quiet with my tears when I read of the dirt that never quite ever washed off the young father's hands. I was remembering my own father's hands that never quite ever lost that earthy stain. Would that every father-to-be recieve a copy of this work that exemplifies the ultimate essence of fatherhood - that "nothing in my father's hands would ever hurt me."