Skip to content
Pragmatic Mom Barbed Wire Between Us Banner
Menu
  • Home
  • About
    • Contact
    • Policies
    • Media Kit
    • Privacy Policy
    • Copyright
    • KidLit Blogroll
  • My Book Lists
    • My List of Lists
    • Multicultural Books for Children: 60+ Book Lists
    • #OwnVoices
    • Summer Reading Lists for Middle School Kids
    • Asian American Children’s Books
    • African American Children’s Books
    • Arab American Children’s Books
    • Latinx American Children’s Books
    • Native American Children’s Books
    • LGBTQIA+ Children’s Books
    • Diverse Books for Kids
    • Best Books for Kids
  • Education
    • STEM/STEAM
    • Math
    • Social Studies
    • Art Projects & Exhibits for Kids
    • Applying to Art School
    • Applying to College
    • Book Club for Kids
    • 70+ Free Educational Games
  • Controversial
    • Sexual Misconduct in Children’s Book Publishing #MeToo #TimesUp
    • Rethinking & Examining Dr. Seuss’ Racism
    • Blood Feud over YA #BloodHeir
    • Tulsa Race Massacre: What They Don’t Teach You in History Books
    • The Chinese Exclusion Act – What They Don’t Teach in History Books
    • Segregation in California Schools: What They Don’t Teach in History Books
    • SCBWI Minnesota Racist Illustration and Gaslighting Response
  • My Books
    • BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US gets Kirkus Starred Review!
    • FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE Geography Game featuring WWII Internment Sites!
    • Activity Guides to My Books
    • We Sing From the Heart wins Julia Ward Howe prize for children’s literature!
    • WE SING FROM THE HEART is Carter G. Woodson Book Award Honoree!
    • Cover Reveal: Barbed Wire Between Us by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Violeta Encarnación
    • New Title … for my picture book A PLACE TO CALL HOME
    • My Book Announcements
    • The Traveling Taco gets a SONG!
    • The Traveling Taco Unboxing!
    • We Sing From the Heart makes Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year 2025!
    • The Traveling Taco on Reading Rockets’ Summer Reading Guide 2025!
    • The Traveling Taco featured in Booklist
    • Origami French Fries: Activity for THE TRAVELING TACO
    • Book Announcement: A Place to Call Home! {and a new title …}
    • FOOD FOR THE FUTURE makes Sunshine State Young Readers Award Orange Blossom List for Nonfiction!
    • Cover Reveal of my latest picture book … FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE!
    • Picture Book Announcement! BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US, illustrated by Violeta Encarnación
    • We Sing From the Heart gets a few stickers!
    • Book Announcement! Postcards from Malcolm X: How Yuri Kochiyama Became a Civil Rights Activist
    • Kirkus Reviews My Newest Picture Book: THE TRAVELING TACO
    • We Sing From the Heart is a Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Winner!
    • We Sing From the Heart gets a few stickers!
    • WE SING FROM THE HEART wins California Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award
    • WE SING FROM THE HEART is Orbis Pictus Recommended Book
    • WE SING FROM THE HEART is a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection
    • Dorktales Podcast: Simon Tam, Hidden Hero of History
    • Food for the Future Wins Nautilus Silver Book Award
    • Food for the Future makes Mass Book Award Long List!
    • FOOD FOR THE FUTURE Makes Green Earth Book Award Long List!
    • Food for the Future is a finalist for 2023 INDIES Book of the Year!
    • New! Food for the Future Activity and Discussion Guide!
    • FOOD FOR THE FUTURE is a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection!
    • ‘Food for the Future’ selected for Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best books
    • Scholastic Purchased CHANGING THE GAME!
    • Starred Review for FOOD FOR THE FUTURE from School Library Journal!
    • Sumo Joe makes Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year list!
    • How To Coach Girls wins Silver Award!
    • Posts on My Books
  • My Book Events
    • My NCSS Schedule in DC
    • My Book Events
Menu
funny daddy book,

Celebrating Dads with Happy Father’s Day Humor

Posted on June 16, 2013May 24, 2024 by Pragmatic Mom

I’m celebrating dads with humor today! My husband is on a once-in-a-lifetime golf trip in Ireland and will be landing back in Boston shortly. He is doing a double celebration — for a friend’s 60th birthday and for Father’s Day returning just in time for a Father’s Day dinner. It will be low key, perhaps even take out. A week without him is a long week indeed.

And so, to celebrate Father’s Day, I have rounded up a few fun tidbits that will make my husband laugh. Here’s hoping that your Father’s Day is wonderful too, filled with laughter and fun! Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, stepdads, and grandfathers out there!! I hope you have a wonderful day. How are you celebrating Father’s Day today?

Father’s Day ePicture Book to Read with Kids

Every Dung Beetle Rolls Poop by Craig Fischer

This kindle book is what every dad should be reading to his child today. It has poop and a fatherly message. What’s not to love about that?

Father’s Day Jokes to Tell to Kids

My Town Tutors has an extensive list of Father’s Day Jokes for Dad. They also have 35 Great Father’s Day Quotes.

My Town Tutors, father's day jokes

Best Commercial Celebrating Dads from Oral-B

I am giving away an  Oral-B Deep Sweep TRIACTION 1000 Power toothbrush, a retail value of $64.99,  in honor of Father’s Day. Please see my Rafflecopter to enter.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

 Oral-B Deep Sweep TRIACTION 1000 Power toothbrush giveaway

#spon: I’m required to disclose a relationship between our site and Oral-B. Oral-B may have provided us with content, product, access or other forms of payment. All opinions are my own.

I do not get anything if you happen to purchase the music single but I do believe in supporting enterprising dads. They sent me an email to promote their video a few months ago.

To buy the ebook from Amazon, please click on image of book.

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

 


To examine any of the items listed, please click on image of item. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

 

Follow PragmaticMom’s board Multicultural Books for Kids on Pinterest.

Follow PragmaticMom’s board Children’s Book Activities on Pinterest.

 

My books:

We Sing From the Heart picture book cover reveal of The Slants Simon Tam

 Amazon / Signed or Inscribed by Me

Cover Reveal: Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime!Amazon / Signed or Inscribed by Me

Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Robert Sae-Heng

Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World

  • Junior Library Guild Gold selection
  • Massachusetts Book Award Long List
  • Selected as one of 100 Outstanding Picture Books of 2023 by dPICTUS and featured at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair
  • Starred review from School Library Journal
  • Chicago Library’s Best of the Best
  • 2023 INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist
  • Green Earth Book Award Long List
  • Imagination Soup’s 35 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023 for Kids

 Amazon / Barefoot Books / Signed or Inscribed by Me

cover for Sumo JoeChanging the Game: Asian Pacific American Female Athletes by Mia WenjenAmazon / Scholastic / Signed or Inscribed by Me

The Elusive Full Ride Scholarship: An Insider’s Guide

How To Coach Girls by Mia Wenjen and Alison FoleyAsian Pacific American Heroes

17 thoughts on “Celebrating Dads with Happy Father’s Day Humor”

  1. Viren says:
    June 16, 2013 at 6:58 am

    Happy dad day to all the dads’ in the world.

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      June 16, 2013 at 2:54 pm

      To you too Viren! Have a wonderful Father’s Day weekend!

      Reply
  2. bamauthor says:
    June 16, 2013 at 8:49 am

    Fascinating info in that dung beetle book!

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      June 16, 2013 at 2:55 pm

      Hi Barbara,
      It looks funny, doesn’t it? Something inherantly funny about dung beetles … I just read about them in The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate and it was off putting to the girl Harry was wooing.

      Reply
  3. Faigie says:
    June 16, 2013 at 11:15 am

    That Daddy skills video is so great…..I really enjoyed it

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      June 16, 2013 at 2:56 pm

      Hi Faigie,
      I loved that video too. I just read another article that slammed it for not relating the video to the product. Actually, that’s the reason why I like the video so much. They are not hard selling twirly toothbrushes. I guess you can never win with ads!

      Reply
      1. Faigie says:
        June 16, 2013 at 3:18 pm

        I actually had no idea that it was related to a product

        Reply
        1. Pragmatic Mom says:
          June 20, 2013 at 7:51 am

          Hi Faigie,
          There is criticism of the Oral B video that it doesn’t tie back to their twirly toothbrush but that is actually what I like about the commercial!

          Reply
  4. Vi says:
    June 16, 2013 at 2:50 pm

    I use a battery powered one but always use it manually… oops haha

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      June 16, 2013 at 2:57 pm

      Hi Vi,
      That’s funny! Is your battery dead or it too noisy with it switched on?

      Reply
  5. Jeanette Nyberg says:
    June 17, 2013 at 9:53 am

    Dads and poop go together perfectly! Love the dung beetle book.

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      June 20, 2013 at 7:55 am

      Hi Jeanette,
      I can see that your family dynamic is like mine: dads and poop and boys and potty humor!

      Reply
  6. Ann says:
    June 18, 2013 at 10:42 pm

    Funny music video!
    Congrats Jeanette too!

    Reply
  7. maryanne @ mama smiles says:
    June 23, 2013 at 5:40 pm

    Mike loved the Daddy Rap 🙂

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      June 24, 2013 at 8:51 am

      Hi Maryanne,
      I’m glad! They seemed really nice when they sent me an email about it. I’ve been saving it for Father’s Day since I never know what to give my husband!

      Reply
  8. Vince A. Hines says:
    July 3, 2013 at 11:28 pm

    What an awesome project. When my grandpa turned 70, I was in charge of similar project. His 4 kids, my grandma, and us five grandkids did a top 70 list of our favorite things about him or memories, one line only. I compiled it, printed it and had it sent to him via fedex since all us kids were all so dispersed that we weren’t going to see him that day. The delivery and package were such a surprise I know it made him cry. If I ever do it again for someone else, I want to video tape the opening, reading, etc for posterity because man, what an oral history that would be!

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      July 5, 2013 at 3:33 pm

      Hi Vince,
      That sounds like a nice present for your grandpa! I think it’s easier to make videos now too and it’s easier to share videos with YouTube. I think you are right about preserving via oral history. We’re taping my mother and mother-in-law about the family history. I need to transfer it to YouTube though or it’s easy for it to get lost.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Looking for something? Search here.

I’m Mia Wenjen!

Mia Wenjen by Jerry Russo
Mia Wenjen
(photo by Jerry Russo)

Hi, I’m Mia Wenjen. Nice to meet you!

I blog about diverse children’s books, co-founded Read Your World on Jan 29, 2026, and write children’s books.

Free Blog Updates in your Inbox (RSS feed)

Monthly Newsletter with Subscriber Only Giveaways in your Inbox

My Shop for My Signed Books + Art

Mia Wenjen watercolor figure painting

Activity Guides for My Books

Activity Guides to Mia Wenjen's Books

Follow Me on Instagram

Instagram Icon

Follow Me on Pinterest

Pinterest Icon

Follow Me on YouTube

YouTube Icon

Follow Me on Facebook

Facebook Icon

Follow Me on BlueSky

Bluesky Icon

Follow Me on X/Twitter

Twitter X Icon

Follow Me on LinkedIn

LinkedIn Icon

Search Amazon

Find Children's Books

Shop Read Your World: Discounted Book Bundles and Toys

Fortune Cookies for Everyone (click to purchase)

FORTUNE COOKIES FOR EVERYONE! by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Colleen Kong-Savage, Published by Red Comet Press

Fortune Cookies for Everyone book trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9k6aOlMgCc

The Traveling Taco (click to purchase)

Cover Reveal for THE TRAVELING TACO by Mia Wenjen

The Traveling Taco Song created by Daria – World Music for Children

https://youtu.be/KWTuCwbWLXs

Pre-Order Barbed Wire Between Us

Barbed Wire Between Us by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Violeta Encarnación

We Sing From the Heart (click to purchase)

We Sing From the Heart picture book cover reveal of The Slants Simon Tam

Dorktales Storytime Podcast: Simon Tam featured in We Sing From the Heart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlDdwUZpcNI

FOOD FOR THE FUTURE (click to purchase)

Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Robert Sae-Heng

Food for the Future Song created by Daria – World Music for Children

https://youtu.be/uTw6y3EjeOA

SUMO JOE (click to purchase)

Sumo Joe cover reveal

CHANGING THE GAME (click to purchase)

Changing the Game: Asian Pacific American Female Athletes by Mia Wenjen

Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! (click to purchase)

Cover Reveal: Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime!

I’ll Be at the Newton Children’s Book Festival 2025

Newton Children's Book Festival 2025

I’ll be at hosting a Roundtable at NCTE 2025 Denver

NCTE 2025 Denver Mia Wenjen hosting Roundtable

I’ll be at NCSS DC 2025

NCSS 2025 Denver Mia Wenjen attending

Heim Nest Kid Mattress Exclusive Deal

Heim Nest Kid Mattress
educational toys
educational toys from dhgate stores

Online GED test at Excel

Archives

Categories

The Elusive Full Ride Scholarship (click to purchase)

The Elusive Full Ride Scholarship: An Insider’s Guide

How to Get Kids Reading

  • Multicultural Books for Children: 60+ Book Lists
  • Getting Kids to Love Reading
  • Summer Reading Lists for Kids By Grade
  • Summer Reading Lists for Middle School Kids

Purchase Read Your World Merch

LGBTQIA+ Books Save Lives Merch.

Buy it here!

HOW TO COACH GIRLS book trailer by Mia Wenjen & Alison Foley

https://youtu.be/j74M0bBxrGg

HOW TO COACH GIRLS (click to purchase)

How To Coach Girls by Mia Wenjen and Alison Foley

ebook Version has 3 bonus chapters (click to purchase)

How To Coach Girls ebook

My Websites

  • How To Coach Girls
  • I Love Newton
  • Mia Wenjen (My New Author Website)

The Traveling Taco Book Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf4tp9lffG0

We Sing From the Heart book trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJNcJd8dEPU

Recent Posts

  • History of Auburndale in Newton MA by Newton Historical Society January 19, 2026
  • WE SING FROM THE HEART at the 2025 NCTE Book Awards Luncheon January 12, 2026
  • 2026 Read Your World Virtual Party! January 9, 2026
  • Tracy Slater’s Together in Manzanar Book Launch January 7, 2026
  • BARBED WIRED BETWEEN US: Kirkus The Most Anticipated Children’s Books of Spring 2026 January 5, 2026
© 2026 Pragmatic Mom | Powered by Superbs Personal Blog theme
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are as essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
SAVE & ACCEPT