The Dad of the Dad of the Dad of Your Dad: Stories About Kids and Their Fathers

by Jeff Moss

One of the creators of Sesame Street, a beloved children's author, now pays tribute to some inspiring and funny fictional fathers. Quirky, whimsical, and brimming with wit, this fun-loving new collection from the author of "The Butterfly Jar" hops, skips, and soars across history and into the future to introduce us to a cast of colorful kids and their remarkable dads. Illustrated.

112 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Jeff Moss was a head writer and composer-lyricist on Sesame Street. Some of his best-known songs from the show include "Rubber Duckie," "I Love Trash," "The People in Your Neighborhood," "I Don't Want to Live on the Moon," and "Nasty Dan." In addition to songwriting, Moss helped create Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, and Guy Smiley.

Moss won 15 Emmys for his work and wrote the songs for four Grammy Award-winning records. When released as a single in 1970, "Rubber Duckie" sold more than a million copies. Moss' songs were known internationally as well; Claude François' recording of "Nasty Dan" went to #1 on the pop chart in France.

He also composed the songs and score for The Muppets Take Manhattan, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Music, Original Song Score. The Oscar went to Prince for Purple Rain.

Reviews

[Rebecca Eve]

I adore Jeff Moss. I was given his book The Butterfly Jar when I was a kid. I still have about half of those poems memorized. Moss was one of the original creators of Sesame Street. He wrote Rubber Ducky and the music for Muppets Take Manhattan. His poems are similar to those of Shel Silverstein, though, I think Moss is a million times better than Silverstein. I have no idea why he isn't more widely read.

His books are out of print so it has taken me a while to track them down. This one is a series of short stories in poem form about kids and their dads. Some are silly and some are heartwarming. All of them are charming.

[Aimee]

Very cute, rhyming stories with sweet messages. Loved "Philomon's Father"