My Father's Arms Are a Boat
by Stein Erik Lunde and Øyvind Torseter
It's quieter than it's ever been. Unable to sleep, a young boy climbs into his... read more
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2013
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Death & Dy
- Death--Fiction
- Fathers and sons--Fiction
- Fathers and sons
- Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Emotions &
- JUVENILE FICTION / Boys & Men
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Issues)
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Children's Books/All Ages
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Death & Dying
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Death
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Emotions & Feelings
- Lists With This Book
- WOW Uncertainty, Grief and Loss
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Awards & Distinctions 3

Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades K-2 Selection, 2014

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2014
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