<strong><a href="http://collectingchildrensbooks.blogspot.com/2008/06/fathers-day-brunch.html">WANNA WIN THE NEWBERY? DITCH THE DAD!</a></strong>

"Fathers don't fare well in the Newbery canon." - No they don't.

Interesting post from Peter at Collecting Children's Books blog. Scroll halfway down to get to his discussion of the profile of Dad's among the Newbery winners