Babble

If I had known Father's Day had actual, real-life winners, I would have done a better job as a dad. Because nothing inspires me to be a good dad like free stuff -- especially when the stuff involves books. By my favorite authors. But, alas, this year, I'm a loser. (To which my wife responds, " This year...

Here's a sweet book for Father's Day. "Animal babies are so adorable that their daddies can't help but cuddle + love them. In this celebration of parental love, each daddy shows how much he loves his baby in his own special way." $5.99 Chronicle Books

One of my all-time favorite daddy writers -- Robert Wilder -- is shamelessly promoting his book holding a great contest about Father's Day stories. The winner receives a signed copy of "Daddy Needs a Drink" -- one of the most touching and hilarious paeans to parenthood I've read in a long, long time...

I can't even begin to tell you what a loser I felt like for not finishing the first page of "The Expectant Father" -- the supposed bible for new dads. I must have received five copies of the damn thing, and four of them wound up as drink coasters. For the life of me I can't find the fifth, but I imagine...