Washoe County Library System

"Aidan Marlowe is the superstitious type-he's been playing the same lottery numbers for fifteen years, never hitting the jackpot. Until now. On the day of his wife's funeral. Aidan struggles to cope with these two sudden extremes: instant wealth beyond his imagination, and the loss of the only woman he's ever loved, the mother of his twin children. But the money gives him and his kids options they didn't have before. They can leave everything behind....

A father and child enjoy special time together playing on the swings, singing and dancing, having snacks, and cuddling.

"A father and son spend the day together detailing all of the things they could have...if they didn't have each other. In the end, the both decided that candy for dinner ever night or a personal butler is no substitute for a father or a son"-- Provided by publisher.

Character study of a talented pianist who has given up a promising career and now works on oil rigs. After 20 years he returns home to his father's deathbed perhaps to reconcile himself with his fear of failure and desire for greatness.

Although he is too little to take out the garbage, give a piggyback ride, and perform other tasks as well as his Dad can, a young child knows that there is one thing he can do as well as anyone.

Papa Bear takes his cubs on a trip with him in order to show them how to fish, but when the little ones forgo the expensive equipment and want to fish with simple tools, it is Papa Bear who winds up learning a lesson.

While riding on his father's shoulders, a young boy feels taller than everything in his house, his neighborhood, and the world.

After Mrs. Seahorse lays her eggs on Mr. Seahorse's belly, he drifts through the water, greeting other fish fathers who are taking care of their eggs.

Little Critter, Little Sister and their dad spend the day at the beach.

A child demonstrates that while Dad differs from a traditional superhero, as an American soldier he is a superhero of a different kind.