Big Shoes: In Celebration of Dads and Fatherhood

by Amy Rennert, Al Roker, And Friends,

Book Overview

From Al Roker and friends, a new book in celebration of Dad, just in time for Father's Day

Bestselling author and beloved Today show personality Al Roker teams up with his celebrity friends to share personal thoughts, stories, and reflections on fathers and fatherhood in this heartwarming collection.

A dad is always there to provide support and encouragement just when it's needed most, as well as help teach us some of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1401301711
• ISBN13: 9781401301712
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Hachette Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 12

Customer Reviews

Big Shoes

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.

Nice read :-)

I really love this book. I bought it because I'm an avid watcher of the Today show and I love Al and wanted to see what he and many other celebrities thought about their relationships with their dads. This is an interesting collection of different lenght essays from various people (Donald Trump could only manage to write one page), talking about the ups and downs of their upbringings and how they now think of their dads. I loved to see what Katie and Matt and Ann also had to say. This is a great gift for Fathers Day or just a birthday for him or yourself. It's interesting and fun and you'll laugh and cry and overall, you'll enjoy it.

Great Book!

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!

Not Only For Dads

I purchased this book for my husband for his birthday and together, we love it and so do the kids. It's a keen picture of heartfelt feelings right down to the humor. Our birthdays are on the same day making the days a little more special to us. He bought me a family book too, Mommy CEO, and we both love it as well since it helps us both with our kids ages 2 to almost 10, and has heartfelt messages mixed in. Both books make a great gift for year round giving and my dad, will get his own copy of both on his birthday, maybe even one for Father's Day. He keeps the kids for us and is like a dad to the two oldest anyway. I'm not sure if people would think of these two books as gifts for the people that they are really not marketed to, but I find it's good for husbands to read family books and grandparents too and the same with Big Shoes, moms should read it and granddads too. Just my opinion as our family adores both books. Great gifts!

Dads are special to each of us.

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