In honour of Fathers Day I decided to show a little appreciation to my own dad! He has never been a big reader, but he has always encouraged my love of reading. Once in a while he will see a book he thinks I will like, or that sounds interesting, and picks it up for me. He also likes to buy mpe beautiful editions of books that he knows I like! I really could not ask for a more supportive dad! (Mom you are amazing too, but I wasn’t blogging yet on Mothers day! SORRY!! )
So, today I wanted to show you some of the books he has bought for me!
- The Chrysalids by John Wyndham– My dad knows that I love dystopian novels and he remembered reading The Chrysalids when he was in school and thought I would enjoy it! I really loved it.
- Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom– This is another book my dad read and enjoyed. He likes to buy me books that he think will be inspiring. Tuesdays with Morrie became one of my favourite books and I have read every book Mitch Albom has written.
- The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida– I wanted to work with kids who have autism, and my dad knew that. He heard that this book is written by a 13 year old boy with autism, and he rushed out to buy it for me.
- Cannery Row by John Steinbeck– As you may know, Cannery Row is my all time favourite book! My dad surprised me with the most beautiful edition! It is my most treasured book on my shelf.
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald– Just like Cannery Row, The Great Gatsby is one of my favourites! My dad (with the help of my mom) bought me a stunning edition for my birthday this year.
- Dewey by Vicki Myron– I am a huge cat lover! This book is about a cat who lives in a library- it is perfect for me! My dad actually read and loved this book, and keeps asking me if I have read the copy he bought me yet, but I haven’t! I must read it this summer!
Isn’t my dad amazing? This is just a small sample of the books that he has picked out!
Awww, what a sweet post! I could tell how much you love your dad and your dad loves you! This is simply beautiful 🙂
Thanks Norin! 😊
Aw, this is so sweet! ❤️ And I love the picture of y’all!
Thanks Maddy! 😊
I love Mitch Albom! My dad introduced me to him as well 🙂
Aw I love that! I feel like he’s an author a lot of dad’s like!
This post is so freaking adorable! I know Father’s Day is hard for a lot of people but I like that you shared some of the books your dad has put you onto. One of my favorite things about my dad is the way we share books. We don’t always have the same taste, but he generally knows what I’d like and gets me to read things that maybe I wouldn’t have picked up otherwise. And then – this is the best part – I do the same for him! I love getting my dad to read outside his box and then having him totally love what I recommended. <3
That’s really sweet. I love that you inspire each other to read books outside of your comfort zone! I feel like that is what my dad has done for me as well. 😀
Funnily enough, my Dad recommended The Chrysalids for me too! He read it in school and loved it, and thought I might like it too (I definitely did!)☺
What a coincidence! It is such an underrated book!
IKR, spooky! And whenever I bring it up noone’s actually heard of it, and the only place I could find a copy was an old second hand shop
I want to post a review of it one of these days and maybe introduce it to more people!
I did just that a couple of years back ☺
My dad will ask me for a list of books I want for either my birthday or Christmas, so I give him at least 10 to choose from. He always ends up buying all ten. To awesome book dads!
Aw that’s really sweet!
This is such a sweet post. I love your copy of The Great Gatsby.
Thank you! It is beautiful!
Aww this is such a sweet post!! And that copy of Gatsby is just gorgeous!!
Thank you! ❤︎
Ive read Tuesdays With Morrie- It was great! I love Mitch Albom’s works.
He is truly talented! I have read all of his books and always gets so excited when he releases a new one!
True. Same here.