A mild-mannered radio executive strives to become the best stepdad to his wife's two children. But complications ensue when their freewheeling and freeloading real father arrives, forcing him to compete for the affection of the kids. The two competing dads suddenly find themselves in a heated competition for affection. One brings home a dog; the other brings home a pony. And this war only escalates from there.

Emily is a busy little girl but her daddy is always there to help.

A parenting guide for new dads likens fatherhood to a wilderness expedition and offers survival advice for such challenges as making an emergency diaper, warming a baby bottle on top of a car engine, and assembling a breast pump.

In illustrations and verse, lists some of the many ways a father, whether pilot or baseball player, could show his love for his child.

Through every season and in every type of weather, fathers and their children find many activities to do together.

Familiar phrases from a preschooler's world give a child's-eye view of being an animal baby. Many different animal fathers are shown caring for their young.

A father frog and his child spend time together swimming, making music, flying kites, and enjoying each other's company.

A father bear and his cub spend the whole day together.

A young bear and his father feel close to one another as they walk through the forest, eating berries, counting the fallen leaves, and watching the sun go down.

A child demonstrates that while Dad differs from a traditional superhero, as an American soldier he is a superhero of a different kind.