10 Best Books on Fatherhood Reviewed in 2024

Educational Value

The book includes easy to understand information on just about anything that has to do with becoming and being a Dad. It describes the stats that the mommy and baby should be experiencing plus even covers the ideas for birthing plans. So when it comes to being prepared and involved with the process you can be well educated and have a great understanding of the processes and what to expect. This allows the role of supporter to be fulfilled and not just sitting back and watching.

Emotional Development

Treat this book like a handbook or guide to everything that needs to be known about expecting a baby to have a baby in your arms. It allows you to mentally prepare for the arrival of the new bundle of joy in your life, without adding stress to the situation. The book clearly outlines and describes how to prepare, participate, and be supportive during the whole process. It is an essential guide to pregnancy that provides that will be stress relieving and detailed.

Accuracy

All the tools that a first time father needs are included in this book. It allows for preparation for the arrival of the baby along with answering those six million questions that are always running through your head. One of the best features is an accurate guide on milestones and information that gives fundamental advice that can be used day in and day out. It really prepares a partner to be the best partner they can be.

Price Range

Being available in paperback and audio CD this book has a limited price range. For a paperback it comes in at the mid-range for Fatherhood books and the audio CD is on the higher side compared to others on the market. The book provides tons of useful information that really prepares an expectant Dad and that is really hard to put a price tag on.

Included are detailed instructions and easy diagrams for what is exactly essential in fathering. Fun topics featured include changing the baby at a crowded stadium, staying awake while at work, making a hotel babyproof, and making an emergency diaper with a towel and duct tape. There is also plenty of practical advice that is efficient, such as basics on bathing, childproofing, entertaining, and feeding.

Educational Value

Foods to not give the infant, homemade toys for the bathtub, and dad exercises are in this impressive volume as well. It is neatly organized by age of the child from newborn until the age of one-year-old.

Emotional Development

Containing instructions, diagrams, and just the essentials for being an outstanding dad, this marvelous book takes fathers down the easy road to understanding the role of parenthood and develop a bond with their children.

Accuracy

This book is neatly organized by the age of the infant. Dads can easily look up the correct age of their child to get the needed tips and tricks quickly and without having to read the whole book at once.

Price Range

With an average book price, Be Prepared gets its grand value from its witty approach and practical topics. Even veteran dads will appreciate the authors splendid take on fatherhood.

His son is a writer, dad, and entrepreneur. Available in Kindle and paperback formats, this impressive 256-page book provides guided instructions and diagrams to address hundreds of popular questions.

Educational Value

It gives wonderful tips on how to swaddle a baby, when to bring the child to the doctor, and how to make an infant sleep at night. This fabulous book is a much-needed tool for those new to parenting or those that have missed a few steps along the way.

Emotional Development

Sometimes pictures and illustrations relate information to a reader better than words. Caring for an infant is one of those times. This great book has guided diagrams to help you understand the needs of the baby.

Accuracy

Many questions are answered in this important book on fatherhood that many men would probably be embarrassed to ask out loud. The advice can be trusted from the exceptional sources.

Price Range

The cost of this splendid book is slightly above average and is valued for the expertise of the authors, the terrific illustrations, and the practicality of the information.

Written by John Pfeiffer, Dude, You’re Gonna Be a Dad! Has 226 pages, plus is well-organized and easy to read. The author has three children and is a great coach for dads-to-be. For a fabulous new parent gift, this would be a treasured item.

Educational Value

This terrific book is full of usable advice and tips and leads you from the pregnancy announcement to the delivery room with tons of suggestions and information along the way.

Emotional Development

While most fatherhood books focus on getting the dad through the rough times, this one explains to him exactly how he can help the mother. A huge part of his job is to be there for her and see that she is okay through the whole experience.

Accuracy

The layout of this beneficial book is quite organized from the beginning to the end. It takes you from the start of the pregnancy to the point of the baby being born, coaching the new dad all the way.

Price Range

This is an average-priced book on this list with the qualities of a friendly book that men will appreciate. It is like talking to a friend and getting plenty of trustworthy advice.

It is written by Armin A. Brott and Jennifer Ash, who are both veteran writers of parenting books and articles. Brott has interviewed thousands of dads for this book and includes the expertise of top doctors such as sociologists, psychologists, birth-class instructors, and obstetricians. Some additions to this edition are current safety and health information, important technology, alterations in men’s mental capacities from being involved in the pregnancy, what society expects of the new dad, and new resources. It gives current research on the common questions everyone always has, such as how to be a good dad, hanging out with the guys again, what to do with the new baby, and how the infant affects your relationship with the mom.

Educational Value

Thousands of fathers were interviewed for the content of this extraordinary book on parenting. Add to that that both writers are veteran authors with children of their own, and you have the results of a truly spectacular book.

Emotional Development

The Expectant Father has splendid humor, cartoons, and a gentle approach to the topic of parenting, plus provides a readable and friendly companion to those looking for some guidance and confidence.

Accuracy

This is the twentieth-anniversary edition of the same title with brand new information added in. The authors have revised, updated, and expanded the fatherhood information to be even better than before.

Price Range

Being one of the most economical books on our list, this volume is valued for its collections of advice from top doctors in many fields and its current research findings.

Educational Value

The approach that this book describes was used in medieval times to create and raise young boys into knighthood. It allows a boy to be taught to be a strong person, a son of God, and honor their family. This is the time when these boys went through years and years of rigorous training that prepared them to be a knight. It even includes the goals that they would need to meet, the objectives that they need to exceed, and what they did to prepare for the ceremonies. It is truly eye opening and educating on the process that will also allow you to prepare your son to be a strong young man.

Emotional Development

Preparing a young man to be a knight is an extremely rigorous process that emotional developments the child as well as the trainer. It provides clear objectives that give the skills and thought process to become a strong confident young man. What a better way to raise a young man than the idea that they are a knight in the world.

Accuracy

The book describes how young boys were trained to prepare to be knights. This process was extremely rigorous, but the process can show insight on how you want to prepare to raise your son. The guide is completed authenticate to the biblical manhood training. It is a resource that provides clear and practical insight on how to raise a young man.

Price Range

The book is available on several mediums including Kindle, paperback, and Hardcover which allows the book to have a sliding price range. The price ranges from the mid-range to the higher end of the deal for the hardcover. It is a resource that if not uncovered will always leave you wondering how you could have raised a knight in training.

There are three children total: two girls and a boy, and plenty of hilarity ensue. The first incident involves his daughter screaming obscenities at a boy and chasing him away after he tried bullying her and her sister, only for Lewis to realize that none of the horrified parents around him know he’s the father. Naturally, he does the responsible thing, and swims quietly away to save face--but even in the midst of this uncomfortable and hilarious situation, he also feels immense pride in his daughter for standing up for herself. The push, pull, and nuance of Lewis’ accounts of everyday family life is what makes this book worth the read. He and his family are utterly relatable, and his collection of essays is an honest depiction of the ups and downs of being a dad.

Educational Value

The book is at times poignant, being very upfront about the frustrations one might face in fatherhood. But the book is also full of laughter. This is not the author's first successful book, and it shows in the skill and ease with which he writes.

Emotional Development

We know it can be both terrifying and exciting stepping into parenthood. Sometimes the overwhelming nature of it all can make you feel like you’re the only one who’s ever been uncertain, embarrassed, frustrated, or lost. Lewis does a great job of documenting typical, shared experiences in a way that feels welcoming, honest, and funny.

Accuracy

It’s easy for books to be so factual that they feel hollow, or else so sappy that they feel overwrought with cliches. This book strikes the perfect balance of comedy and heartfelt confessions.

Price Range

It’s at a pretty standard price point for a book this length. You can save a few more dollars by getting the kindle edition if that appeals to you at all.

It contains over a hundred useful quotes from great coaches such as Tommy Lasorda, Vince Lombardi, John Madden, Phil Jackson, and plenty more. Limbert applies this sage advice to the topic of fatherhood and includes pictures of the famous coaches.

Educational Value

Not only does the reader get the words of wisdom from the iconic men, but pictures of each one is in the book also to be enjoyed. There is also a great amount of quotes from each legendary contributor.

Emotional Development

This impressive book will inspire dads to be the greatest because it parallels dads with coaches who discipline, love, mentor, and motivate others. It is a work of art to behold, especially for sports fans.

Accuracy

Any dad would love to have this book of wisdom from the some of the most famous coaches of all time. This is an outstanding volume to be handed down to future generations for a valued take of fatherhood.

Price Range

This is the most economical book on this item list, and it has the fabulous qualities of numerous famous quotes from well-known coaches and a parenting expert author.

It gives real practical parenting advice and answers important questions most dads wonder about from time to time. This fun book is for dads of newborns to teenagers and includes survival lessons and quizzes to test yourself on various topics. Man vs. Child will make a wonderful Father’s Day gift or present for a new dad.

Educational Value

Written by a teacher and performer, this book is quite educational but in a non-conventional way. It will captivate every reader with its entertaining nature about the weirdness of parenting.

Emotional Development

Moe is a veteran performer and teacher, who is also a dad. This terrific book is his take on the emotional role of fatherhood in the form of witty advice for soon-to-be or current dads.

Accuracy

Parenting advice does not have to be dull and boring, nor does it have to sound like a laundry list of instructions. This funny book on fatherhood will enlighten dads while giving them some new insights on the job.

Price Range

Being one of the higher-priced books in this list and not in a paperback form, we used the hardcover edition for the price comparison. It is highly entertaining because of the performer author and valued for its wit and charm.

For those who do not have the time or would like to relax when reading this book, it is available in MP3 CD and audiobook editions. You will gain the knowledge of the book as it is read to you.

Educational Value

This fabulous 226-page book lets you know that you can be the hero your child needs and admires. Meeker has experience working closely with the NFL’s Fatherhood Initiative and gives easy instructions step-by-step in this volume to help fathers with their children.

Emotional Development

Meeker says fathers are more important to children than their mothers and relates how to fix a distant or strained father/child relationship. This wonderful book gives secrets for widowed dads, divorced dads, and stepfathers to rebuild or maintain a lasting relationship with their kids.

Accuracy

Meeker has plenty of experience and great advice for fathers in this volume about heroes. Whether you have been a dad for years or just now beginning, this is a book you will treasure for its wisdom.

Price Range

This is one of the most expensive books on this list because of its many offered formats, the experiences, and expertise of the author, and the fabulous instructional content of the book.