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The Family Activity Set: the hardcover, the Coloring Book and the Activity Book
The hardcover picture book
The three printed books stacked
Hands Like Daddy's · the Family Activity Set

Everything in the Activity Set.

The hardcover, the coloring book, the activity book. Three real books in the mail, plus a printable library you can use the same night.

$170$79
of real books and activities, for seventy-nine dollars
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★★★★★
"The perfect bedtime story to share with your little ones."
Steve · Amazon review
See it before you buy it

Watch them find their own dad.

Real kids, real first looks. Not actors, not stock. This is the reel that made us build the Activity Set.

Who it's for

If a kid looks up to someone, it fits.

The kid
Any kid, three to seven. Boy or girl, the one who watches a parent build, fix, or walk back through the door.
For Dad
New dads, tired dads, the ones who get home after bedtime. Father's Day, a birthday, or just because.
As a gift
Grandkids, nieces and nephews, a friend's new baby. Folks buy a few at a time.
Any family
Trades or not. You don't have to be blue-collar for a kid to look up at what you do.
The roofer spread from the book
A child pointing at the roof on the page
"That's Dada!" Points right at the roof.
What they do with it

They find their own dad on the page.

Every trade gets a page.

The rain comes down and finds a seam.
Drip, drip, drip from the kitchen beam.
Who fixes it?
Hands like Daddy's!

★★★★★
"It's become the book my son asks for by name. ... If you have a kid who watches you work, buy it."
Amazon review
Why it's three books, not one

It's not one book. It's a whole shelf.

The hardcover is the story. Then the coloring book, the activity book, and a printable library you pull up the same night.

Everything in the Family Activity Set
Hardcover picture bookPrinted and mailed
The Coloring BookMailed, plus a copy to print
The Activity BookMailed, plus a copy to print
All six Trade PacksCarpenter to mechanic
While Daddy's at WorkSix afternoon projects
The Alphabet of TradesA to Z of the people who build
Our WeekThe six-week fridge routine
Notes for Dad's LunchTwelve fold-over notes
Hands Like MineThe growth keepsake
The Junior Crew cardSigned by Dad as Crew Boss
A printable gift cardSomething to hand over
The Countdown to Christmas pagesFree with the Set through November 30
The song + Start Here guideStream it, plus day-one plan
All of it, if you bought it separately
$170
In the Activity Set, today
$79
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Yes, there's a song too

The one Kelli's daughter sings.

★★★★★
"Now she asks for the hands like daddy's book every night followed by the song before bed. It warms my heart to hear her little voice sing a song about her daddy."
Kelli Martinez · Amazon review

Every Activity Set comes with the song. Scan the printables, play it, and it's the thing they hum before bed. Already on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube.

The Hands Like Daddy's song
A family reading the book in a big chair
Read it in the big chair.
Not just for trades families

You don't have to be blue-collar.

"Hands Like Daddy's is a beautiful reminder that working families can look many different ways. You don't have to have a blue collar dad to relate to this story."
Molly · Amazon review
The first time they see it

Watch them open it up.

Goofy hat on, straight to the cover to find Dad. Nobody had to show him how.

And if Dad is on the tools

The furnace quits. They know who fixes it.

The vents blow cold, a baby cries, and a dad kneels at the stove. The two in the crib came back to this page three times.

"This book is great for kids of tradesmen, who hear Dad leave early in the morning and come home late at night drenched in sweat and debris."
Kylan Johnson · Amazon review
The furnace spread from the book
Two brothers with the book
The furnace page. Both of them, every night.
The honest comparison

Why not just grab it on Amazon?

You can. The hardcover's there. Here's the difference, plain.

Amazon, one book
$24.99
  • The hardcover story
  • Ships to you
  • That's it
The Activity Set
Direct, everything
$79
  • All three books, printed
  • Full printable library
  • In your inbox tonight

Only want the story? Get the hardcover on Amazon, no hard feelings. The coloring book's there too. Sold separately, that's $14.99 each. The Activity Set is just the whole thing in one order, for less than the pieces.

The families who already have it

Real homes, one book on the floor.

These aren't stock photos. Real families sent these in, dads, grandparents, big brothers, kids who sleep next to it. This is who you're joining.

Theirs just arrived.
★★★★★
"A fun, sing-song quality that reminded me of classic children's books and songs like Baby Beluga."
Phil G. · Advance review copy via Booksprout
Just one more.
Mom opened it with him.
★★★★★
"The perfect book for a trades family like ours. ... Our boys love reading it before bed, and even during the day, imagining what dad is doing away at work."
Amazon review
The day it arrived.
★★★★
"Sometimes the hands a kid admires most aren't important because of what they can fix. They're special because they belong to Daddy."
Jennifer S. · Advance review copy via BookSirens
Held it up at the fireplace.
Picked it for All About Me Day.
Wore it like a crown.
On the counter at the duct-cleaning booth.
Front of the shelf.
Next to the trucks.
What actually shows up

Printables tonight. Books this week.

You don't wait to start. The library hits your inbox the minute you order. The three books ship to your door.

Real orders, going out.
On your steps this week.
1
Order
Two taps, Apple Pay
2
Tonight
Printables in your inbox
3
This week
Three books at the door
Every word, nothing cut

What families wrote.

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If it doesn't land, we make it right.

If your kid doesn't ask for it again, email us inside 30 days for a full refund and keep the books. A real person, a small shop, no runaround.

Before you ask

Questions, answered.

What's in the Activity Set?

Three printed books (the hardcover picture book, the Coloring Book and the Activity Book), plus the printable library the day you order: six trade packs, While Daddy's at Work, the Alphabet of Trades, Our Week, Notes for Dad's Lunch, Hands Like Mine, the Junior Crew card, a printable gift card, the song and the Start Here guide.

Will it arrive by Christmas?

Order by December 1 for US addresses. That's the printer's date. The printables you can use tonight.

How long does it take?

Every book is printed to order: up to seven business days to print, then up to seven in the mail. Our printer, Lulu, ships it, so the label may say Lulu.

Which size do I pick?

Little Hands for three to four (thick lines, one idea per page). Big Hands for five to seven (more detail, more to find). The story reads for both.

What if it's not right for us?

Full refund within 30 days, and you keep the books. No return needed.

What shows on my statement?

CORDIS HOUSE, the small publishing house behind the book.

The Family Activity Set

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The hardcover, the coloring book, the activity book, and a printable library they'll point at before they can read a word of it.

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