First of all, I have to start out by saying I am a big fan of Tim McGraw. I think he is a fantastic singer and seems to be one of the rare, down to earth celebrities out there. With that said, I hope the children's book he has written with Tom Douglas, My Little Girl, is one that is quality.
He said he wrote the book for his three daughters and that the message of the story is "As long as you're spending time with them, it doesn't really matter what you do." He goes on to say that if he had boys there would be different activities that they would be more interested in doing that would probably be the same interests as him. But, he finds that his daughters are just as happy going to the store or to the office with him, which is a good thing otherwise he would be at the mall or getting manicures if they had it their way. Which is what the book is about, the main character, Katie, spends a day just hanging out with her dad and doing nothing in particular.
His wife, singer Faith Hill, wrote the forward to the book. I am definitely going to check this out next time I am at the book store, hopefully it will not end up in the running for our class's Worst Celebrity Book Written.
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Haha! Oh My Gosh I love Tim McGraw as well! I saw him in concert and just haven't been the same since. I also feel like he is one of the most down to earth celebrities and whenever I see a special on him and Faith I just can't help but thinking that they raise their kids right. I really want to check this out and hopefully buy it for my classroom someday if it lives up to all of his other fabulous talents.
I'm a daddy's girl through and through and my sisters and I put my dad through hell all these years with him being the only male in a house with 5 women. Maybe it would be a good Christmas present for him too:)
Thanks for posting:) See you in class!!
Erika
Hmm, I'd really like to see this book. I hope that Tim McGraw's message isn't one-sided. What I mean is, I hope that he isn't praising his own interests over those stereotypical of women. I don't see why going to the hair salon is any different from going to the barber's--but I've encountered opinions that have belittled "women's activities" as mind-numbing and unworthy of time. I have faith (ha-like the wife's name!..sorry, it's a pun I can't resist) that it'll be good---
I'm looking forward to flipping through the book. Do you know if it's at B&N yet?
Thanks for sharing!
I absolutely love Tim McGraw! It is refreshing to see a famous face write a children's book that all parents can relate too. I also love that fact that he had Faith Hill write the Foreward. This seems like a really cool book and hopefully it turns out just as good as it sounds! Let me know how it turns out!
Thanks for the post!
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