This Sunday is Father’s Day. I’ve seen a number of lists over the years about the best (and worst) fathers in literature, but I prefer to focus on the best. I’m convinced I have the greatest father of all time. I hope everyone feels that way about their dad, but if not, I hope they have other men in their life they admire. I put together a list of some of my favorite fathers in literature, but I would love to hear what you think–who are your favorite fathers in literature? Who did I forget? Here is my list in no particular order:
Atticus Finch
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Bob Cratchit
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Matthew Cuthbert
Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
Arthur Weasley
The Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling
Thomas Schell
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
William Danny
Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl
Charles Ingalls
The Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Otto Frank
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Robert Quimby
The Ramona Series by Beverly Cleary
Narrator
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Hans Hubermann
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Man in the Yellow Hat
The Curious George Series by H. A. Rey
Papa Bear
The Berenstain Bears by Jan and Stan Berenstain
Mr. Penderwick
The Penderwick Series by Jeanne Birdsall
John Ames
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Calvin’s Father
Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Uncle Tom
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Big Friendly Giant
The BFG by Roald Dahl
Christopher Robin
Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
Dickon
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Favorite Fathers in Literature
This Sunday is Father’s Day. I’ve seen a number of lists over the years about the best (and worst) fathers in literature, but I prefer to focus on the best. I’m convinced I have the greatest father of all time. I hope everyone feels that way about their dad, but if not, I hope they have other men in their life they admire. I put together a list of some of my favorite fathers in literature, but I would love to hear what you think–who are your favorite fathers in literature? Who did I forget? Here is my list in no particular order:
Atticus Finch
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Bob Cratchit
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Matthew Cuthbert
Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
Arthur Weasley
The Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling
Thomas Schell
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
William Danny
Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl
Charles Ingalls
The Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Otto Frank
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Robert Quimby
The Ramona Series by Beverly Cleary
Narrator
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Hans Hubermann
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Man in the Yellow Hat
The Curious George Series by H. A. Rey
Papa Bear
The Berenstain Bears by Jan and Stan Berenstain
Mr. Penderwick
The Penderwick Series by Jeanne Birdsall
John Ames
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Calvin’s Father
Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Uncle Tom
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Big Friendly Giant
The BFG by Roald Dahl
Christopher Robin
Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
Dickon
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett