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  • The Duck Commander family knows there’s nothing that a beard can’t make better—or funnier—in this laugh-out-loud picture book for the youngest beard fans.

    The Robertson family is known for their long, flowing beards. In this fun picture book with whimsical, rhyming text, objects both animate and inanimate are given the Robertson family treatment—with beards! Whether it’s a dog, a truck, or a duck, one thing’s for sure: Everything’s better with a beard!

    Read by: Brent Dowlen is the Host of The Fallible Man Podcast and owner of The Fallible Man LLC focused on helping men become their best selves. www.thefalliblemanpodcast.com

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    Book: Everything is Better with a Beard
    Author: Si Robertson (Author), Willie Robertson (Author), Phil Robertson (Author), Jase Robertson (Author), Jep Robertson (Author), Al Robertson (Author)
    Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books
    Year: 2014

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    Episode 79 of the "Read Me a Story Dad" Podcast

  • Jim the chimpanzee is in a terrible mood for no good reason. His friends can't understand it--how can he be in a bad mood when it's SUCH a beautiful day? They have lots of suggestions for how to make him feel better. But Jim can't take all the advice...and has a BIT of a meltdown. Could it be that he just needs a day to feel grumpy?

    Read by: Brent Dowlen is the Host of The Fallible Man Podcast and owner of The Fallible Man LLC focused on helping men become their best selves. www.thefalliblemanpodcast.com

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    Book: Grumpy Monkey
    Author: Suzanne Lang
    Publisher: Random House
    Year: 2018

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    Episode 78 of the "Read Me a Story Dad" Podcast

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  • It is a yucky, miserable, rainy day and Mouse is fed up! Bear thinks they can still have fun inside. Soon they are racing round the house on their bikes, building a giant treehouse and baking a huge, gloopy cake!

    Read by: Brent Dowlen is the Host of The Fallible Man Podcast and owner of The Fallible Man LLC focused on helping men become their best selves. www.thefalliblemanpodcast.com

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    Book: What a Mess!
    Author: Adria Meserve
    Publisher: Little Tiger Press
    Year: 2012

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    Episode 77 of the "Read Me a Story Dad" Podcast

  • Get ready to laugh along in this fun children's monster book as a brave young ninja heads into the closet to meet the monster that's been so scary night after night! But what if our monster isn't scary at all? Maybe our hero is about to make a friend of the strangest sort...

    There's a monster in my closet with claws, and teeth, and hair,

    and tonight, I'm going to scare him! He lives just right through there…

    Read by: Brent Dowlen is the Host of The Fallible Man Podcast and owner of The Fallible Man LLC focused on helping men become their best selves. www.thefalliblemanpodcast.com

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    Book: How to Catch a Monster
    Author: Adam Wallace
    Publisher: Sourcebooks Wonderland
    Year: 2017

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    Episode 76 of the "Read Me a Story Dad" Podcast

  • Meet Bumble, the little bear with BIG ideas – and a very big heart! Grandma is ill, so Bumble decides to help out. But when Bumble starts picking flowers and painting Grandma’s front door, she’s in for a big surprise!

    Read by: Brent Dowlen is the Host of The Fallible Man Podcast and owner of The Fallible Man LLC focused on helping men become their best selves. www.thefalliblemanpodcast.com

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    Book: Bumble the Little Bear with BIG Ideas
    Author: Marni McGee
    Publisher: Little Tiger Press
    Year: 2010

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    Episode 75 of the "Read Me a Story Dad" Podcast

  • One day, a little white owl sets off to see the world. When he meets some beautiful, colorful owls, he can't wait to share his toast and all of his happy stories. But these pretty owls do not want to be friends with a plain little owl like him...

    Read By: Brent Dowlen is the Host of The Fallible Man Podcast and owner of The Fallible Man LLC focused on helping men become their best selves. www.thefalliblemanpodcast.com

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    Book: The Little White Owl
    Author: Tracy Corderoy
    Publisher: Little Tiger Press
    Year: 2010

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    Episode 74 of the "Read Me a Story Dad" Podcast

  • The Cat is back—along with some surpise friends—in this beloved Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss. Dick and Sally have no time to play. It's winter and they have mountains of snow to shovel. So when the Cat comes to visit, he decides to go inside and to take a bath. No problem, right? Wrong! The pink ring he leaves in the tub creates is a very BIG pink problem when he transfers the stubborn stain from the bath onto Mother's white dress, Dad's shoes, the floors, the walls, and ultimately, over the entire yard full of snow! Will the kids EVER clean up the mess? You bet they will, with some help from the Cat and his helpers:

    read by: Brent Dowlen is the Host of The Fallible Man Podcast and owner of The Fallible Man LLC focused on helping men become their best selves. www.thefalliblemanpodcast.com

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    Book: The Cat in the Hat Comes back
    Author: Dr. Seuss
    Publisher: Random House
    Year: 1958

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    Episode 73 of the "Read Me a Story Dad" Podcast

  • Fart is desperate to make friends and have fun. But no one likes a fart -- not even a fart with a heart. t's hard out there for a fart. Too smelly. Too embarrassing. Too gross. Striking the perfect balance of gross-out humor, wit, and heart, this book delivers a message of accepting yourself and finding a friend who loves you just the way you are.

    Read by: Brent Dowlen is the Host of The Fallible Man Podcast and owner of The Fallible Man LLC focused on helping men become their best selves. www.thefalliblemanpodcast.com

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    Book: No One Likes a Fart
    Author: Zoe Foster Blake
    Publisher: Penguin Random House
    Year: 2017

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    Episode 72 of the "Read Me a Story Dad" Podcast

  • When a pair of robins begins building a nest in Amelia Bedelia's swing set, she is torn between wanting to clear it off so that she can continue to slide down her slide, and giving up that fun so she can watch the birds raising their babies. She sides with the birds, and observing them informs her about her own family.

    Read by: Brent Dowlen is the Host of The Fallible Man Podcast and owner of The Fallible Man LLC focused on helping men become their best selves. www.thefalliblemanpodcast.com

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    Book: Amelia Bedelia is for the Birds
    Author: Herman Parish
    Publisher: Harper Collins Press
    Year: 20215

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    Episode 71 of the "Read Me a Story Dad" Podcast

  • Baby Bear, Little Bear and Young Bear are scared of the storm. So one by one they climb into bed with their mum and dad. 'What scaredy-bears you are!' says Daddy Bear. But when there's a rat-tat-tat at the door and the lights go out, Daddy Bear is not quite as brave as he seems.

    Read by: Brent Dowlen is the Host of The Fallible Man Podcast and owner of The Fallible Man LLC focused on helping men become their best selves. www.thefalliblemanpodcast.com

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    Book: The Bears in the Bed and the Great Big Storm
    Author: Paul Bright
    Publisher: Little Tiger Press
    Year: 2008

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    Episode 70 of the "Read Me a Story Dad" Podcast

  • "Just the Way You Are" by Max Lucado celebrates the profound gift parents can offer their children: the unwavering assurance of love, regardless of achievements. Children need constant reminders that they are cherished exactly as they are, echoing the unconditional acceptance our Heavenly Father extends to all. This beautifully illustrated edition, originally known as "Children of the King," pairs Max Lucado's heartfelt storytelling with Sergio Martinez's timeless artwork. It's a captivating journey that not only entertains young readers but also plants seeds of God's unchanging love and desire for a deep relationship with each child.

    Read by: Brent Dowlen is the Host of The Fallible Man Podcast and owner of The Fallible Man LLC focused on helping men become their best selves. www.thefalliblemanpodcast.com

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    Book: Just the Way You Are
    Author: Max Lucado
    Publisher: Scholastic
    Year: 1992

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    Episode 69 of the "Read Me a Story Dad" Podcast

  • One night Max puts on his wolf suit and makes mischief of one kind and another, so his mother calls him 'Wild Thing' and sends him to bed without his supper.

    That night a forest begins to grow in Max's room and an ocean rushes by with a boat to take Max to the place where the wild things are. Max tames the wild things and crowns himself as their king, and then the wild rumpus begins.

    But when Max has sent the monsters to bed, and everything is quiet, he starts to feel lonely and realises it is time to sail home to the place where someone loves him best of all.

    Read by: Brent Dowlen is the Host of The Fallible Man Podcast and owner of The Fallible Man LLC focused on helping men become their best selves. www.thefalliblemanpodcast.com

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    Book: Where the Wild Things Are
    Author: Maurice Sendak
    Publisher: Harper Collins Press
    Year: 1963

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    Episode 68 of the "Read Me a Story Dad" Podcast

  • No matter how silly the request, there is one day a year when kids always receive a positive response: Can I have pizza for breakfast? YES! Can we have a food fight? YES! Can I stay up really late? YES!

    With humor and appreciation for life''s little pleasures, Yes Day! captures the excitement of being a kid.

    Read by: Brent Dowlen is the Host of The Fallible Man Podcast and owner of The Fallible Man LLC focused on helping men become their best selves. www.thefalliblemanpodcast.com

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    Book: Yes Day!
    Author: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
    Publisher: Scholastic
    Year: 2009

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    Episode 67 of the "Read Me a Story Dad" Podcast

  • George is going to visit a new kind of zoo where the animals all roam free. Some of those animals look like a lot of fun—so much fun that a curious monkey can’t resist joining them. Giraffes and flamingos are close enough to touch, but George befriends a baby rhino who seems a little sad. Who better to lure her from her hiding place than George? And just in time for her special birthday party!

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    Book: Curious George Goes to the Zoo
    Author: Cynthia Platt
    Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing
    Year: 2011

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    Episode 66 of the "Read Me a Story Dad" Podcast

  • Brother Bear gets into a box. Papa Bear turns the box upside down, takes it outside, and puts it on a truck. A bear explores a carton on a truck and gets carried away. By the time he has returned, the reader will be exposed to the concepts of "inside, outside, upside down."

    Book: Inside Outside Upside Down
    Author: Stan & Jan Berenstain
    Publisher: Random House
    Year: 1968

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    Episode 65 of the "Read Me a Story Dad" Podcast

  • Continuing their quest to free the animals at the Gnoo Zoo Carousel, Miss Marbles, a vain ostrich; Billy Big the panda bear; Einstein, an intelligent elephant; and the tomboy chimp twins, Chattaboonga and Boongachatta turn to the Great White Tiger’s friend, the Snowkeeper, for help. But when the penguin’s gruff attitude hurts Miss Marbles’s pride, she refuses to obey his instructions–and big trouble is the result!

    Separated from her friends, Miss Marbles finds herself all alone, unable to protect herself from her worst the evil dragon Reptillion and his lackey, Creepshaw. But when she cries out in her hour of need, Miss Marbles quickly discovers that the love of the Great White Tiger can rescue those he loves from any disaster.

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    Book: Miss Marbles’s Marvelous Makeover
    Author: Sheila Walsh
    Publisher: Waterbrook Press
    Year: 2001

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    Episode 64 of the "Read Me a Story Dad" Podcast

  • "Listen, I'm a grouch, and this is my book, and I don't want you to read it."
    Giggle at the silly antics of your favorite grouchy, trash-loving monster as he tries to convince you and everyone else to leave him alone. Play a little hide and seek and laugh as his home goes air born. Even Big Bird manages to annoy him! If. you have loved him for years or never met him, Oscar is a one of a kind just like you!

    Read by: Brent Dowlen is the Host of The Fallible Man Podcast and owner of The Fallible Man LLC focused on helping men become their best selves. www.thefalliblemanpodcast.com

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    Book: Oscar's Book
    Author: Jeffery Moss
    Publisher: Random House
    Year: 1975

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    Episode 63 of the "Read Me a Story Dad" Podcast



  • Join Dr. Seuss on a whimsical journey into the land of yawns and slumber! In this enchanting tale, a tiny bug triggers a colossal yawn that travels far and wide. As the Audio-Telly-o-Tally-o Count diligently tallies every sleeping creature from Keck to Krupp, the sleepyhead count climbs from one to billions and zillions! With delightful humor and irresistible charm, this bedtime adventure promises to leave even the most reluctant readers giggling and the most stubborn sleepers drifting off into dreamland.

    Read by: Brent Dowlen is the Host of The Fallible Man Podcast and owner of The Fallible Man LLC focused on helping men become their best selves. www.thefalliblemanpodcast.com

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    Book: Sleep Book
    Author: Dr. Seuss
    Publisher: Random House
    Year: 1962

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    Episode 62 of the "Read Me a Story Dad" Podcast

  • The story of a train filled with toys and gifts for little boys and girls that breaks down before reaching the children. After asking several passing trains for help over the hill, a little blue train agrees to help the stranded toys. Even though she is small, the blue train tries her best to bring the toys to the children on the other side of the hill.

    Read by: Brent Dowlen is the Host of The Fallible Man Podcast and owner of The Fallible Man LLC focused on helping men become their best selves. www.thefalliblemanpodcast.com

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    Book: The Little Engine That Could
    Author: Watty Piper
    Publisher: Platt & Munk Publishers
    Year: 1930

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    Episode 61 of the "Read Me a Story Dad" Podcast

  • Join Mama, Papa, Brother, and Sister, as they head to Doctor Grizzly’s office for their important check-ups where they will have their temperatures taken, their eyes examined, and their ears looked in.

    Read by: Brent Dowlen is the Host of The Fallible Man Podcast and owner of The Fallible Man LLC focused on helping men become their best selves. www.thefalliblemanpodcast.com

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    Book: The Berenstain Bears go to the Doctor
    Author: Stan & Jan Berenstain
    Publisher: Random House
    Year: 1981

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    Episode 60 of the "Read Me a Story Dad" Podcast