Great gift ideas for this Fathers' Day

Stuck for a great idea for this Fathers' Day - why not consider a book?

Even better, if you have little ones at home, consider a picture book. The gift that keeps on giving!

Here is our top seven! 

Why seven? Well...that's all I have found for now...


My dinosaur dad by Ruth Paul, Scholastic, 2013

• great rhythm and rhyme for younger children, fabulous use of adjectives and verbs to describe dashing dinosaur dads everywhere

My dad thinks he's funny by Katrina Germein and Tom Jellett, Black Dog Books, 2010

• Everyone loves a great dad joke and this book's full of them!

My dad still thinks he's funny by Katrina Germein and Tom Jellet, Walker Books, 2013

• Everyone still loves a great dad joke...and here's some more!

My dad's the coolest by Rosie Smith and Bruce Whatley, Scholastic Australia, 2012

• A warm favourite - who could go past Bruce Whatley's fabulous illustrations?

Some dads by Nick Bland, Scholastic Australia, 2011

• The inimitable Nick Bland's contribution to all things dad!

I love my dad by Anna Walker, Scholastic Australia, 2010

• Anna Walker's Ollie series, this time all about his dad.

My dad by Anthony Brown, Random House, 2003

• An oldie but a goodie - Brown's partner book to My mum!