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.
For trades families
The night they point at the page and say, that's Dadda.
The picture book where a kid sees their own dad, the roofer, the electrician, the plumber, as the hero of the story. The hardcover, the Coloring Book and the Activity Book in the mail, plus a printable library you can use the same night.
★★★★★ 4.9 average · 40+ reviews · 100+ families
Ships to your door · printables tonight · full refund within 30 days
Watch what happens
He found the roofer page and said it: "That's Dada."
Aiden's dad, Dan, is a roofer. Aiden could barely talk yet. He turned to the roofer page, pointed at the man on the roof, and knew exactly who it was.
Do you see your person in it?
Not a generic dad. Theirs.
If your person climbs a roof, wires a panel, fixes the leak, builds the back step, or gets the furnace running again, this book is about them. Your kid will know exactly who it is.
the carpenterthe electricianthe plumberthe rooferthe HVAC techthe mechanic
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.
"That's Dada!" Points right at the roof.
Why it works
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 works for trades families
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 page. Both of them, every night.
Read it in the big chair.
Who it's for
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
Everything in the Activity Set.
Yes, send me the Activity Set →What you get
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.
1$24.99
The book: the hardcover picture book
The keepsake they ask for by name. Printed and mailed.
2$14.99
The Coloring Book
One whole day with the people who fix things, page by page, in their own colors. Mailed, plus a copy to print.
3$14.99
The Activity Book
Find it, trace it, match it: mazes and matching built around the trades. Mailed, plus a copy to print.
4about $25
The printable library, tonight
All six Trade Packs (carpenter to mechanic), While Daddy's at Work (six afternoon projects), The Alphabet of Trades (A to Z of the people who build), Our Week (the six-week fridge routine), Notes for Dad's Lunch (twelve fold-over notes), Hands Like Mine (the growth keepsake), the Junior Crew card (signed by Dad as Crew Boss), a printable gift card and the Start Here guide. Through November 30, the Countdown to Christmas pages too, free. Packs like these run $8 to $15 each.
5included
The song
Free to stream on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube, and the printables link to it. It plays in the truck for years.
The whole thing, one price
Everything in the Activity Set.
What it's worthabout $80
All of it, today$49
Honest math: real retail on the books, what comparable printable packs sell for on the library, and the song counted at zero because it's free. Bought one by one, the hardcover, the Coloring Book and the Activity Book alone are $24.99 + $14.99 + $14.99.
★★★★★ 4.9 average · 40+ reviews · 100+ families
Ships to your door · printables tonight · full refund within 30 days
Why buy it here, not on Amazon
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
$49
- The hardcover, plus the printed Coloring Book and Activity Book
- 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.
You're not the only one who went quiet
"The perfect bedtime story to share with your little ones."
Steve · Amazon review
What families send us
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.
Opening it for the first time
Watch them open it up.
Goofy hat on, straight to the cover to find Dad. Nobody had to show him how.
What families say, every word
What families wrote.
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The song, included
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
Everything in the Activity Set.
Yes, send me the Activity Set →✓
Our guarantee
If it doesn't get the reaction, full refund. Keep everything.
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.
What happens after you order
Printables tonight. Books this week.
Tonight Print the whole library the minute you order.
This week The hardcover and both activity books are printed to order and ship to your door, free.
You don't wait to start. The library hits your inbox the minute you order. The hardcover, the Coloring Book and the Activity Book ship to your door.
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Order
Two taps, Apple Pay
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Tonight
Printables in your inbox
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This week
The books at the door
Order by December 1 for delivery before Christmas (US addresses).
Before you ask
Questions, answered.
What's in the Activity Set?
The one hardcover picture book, plus the printed Coloring Book and Activity Book, mailed together, and 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.
Is it more than one hardcover?
No. There's one hardcover picture book, the story. The Coloring Book and the Activity Book are softcover books built from it, and the printable library is yours to print.
Is the song really included?
Yes. It's free to stream on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube, and the printables link to it, so it plays in the truck and the kitchen for years. We don't count it in the price.
What shows on my statement?
CORDIS HOUSE, the small publishing house behind the book.
Why now
They're only this age once.
The years when they look up and think you hung the moon are short. You can't get a four-year-old's face back when they're nine. And if you want it under the tree this year, the deadline is real: order by December 1 for delivery before Christmas (US addresses).
The whole thing, one price
Give them the night they point and say it.
Send them the whole Activity Set.
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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