Big Shoes: In Celebration of Dads and Fatherhood
From Publishers Weekly
This collection of honest, straightforward examinations of fathers is sweet and well-meaning, though sometimes overwhelming in its sentiment. It shares father-child remembrances—of seeing movies together, eating sandwiches together, singing show tunes in the pool together—from Roker and other celebrities and quasi-celebrities, including actor B.D. Wong, NPR’s Nina Totenberg, singer/songwriter Bonnie Raitt, wine maker Robert Mondavi and Roker’s Today Show buddies Katie Couric, Ann Curry and Matt Lauer. Nearly every essay explores fatherhood from the point of view of a son or daughter, though the Daily Show’s Jon Stewart explains it from a dad’s standpoint. The key to paternity, he says, is low expectations: “I just hope that when I look at [my young son], he doesn’t cry. In that sense, I’ve already achieved my goal.” Donald Trump’s one-pager reveals that his father taught him to “be responsible,” while many other stories pertain to dad’s encour…
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Al Roker along with his friends expressed love, compassion and admiration for their fathers. Al made the statement that he always thought his father would be here. Isn’t that so true? We think that dads will always be around. To hear others, such as Katie Couric, B.D. Wong share their thoughts, memories and feelings of their Dads allows us to see what characters traits were inherited and developed. This is a great read and a perfect gift.
gloria
fancybooks.com
This is one of the best books about fathers I have ever read. It is a good variety of people not just stars but authors, etc. And the stories are not all happy but are honest and the fathers all taught or left the authors with lessons and or memories that they have carried with them and now shared with us. And Al so nicely compiled for us. It is a great read and a great gift for husbands, brothers or sons. It is a good re-read so a good keeper for the book shelf.
This is a must read for dads, it will make you cry, make you laugh, and give new perspective.
Lots of different passages written by many different well known stars, but never too cute. Just right!