Children's Books for Geek Parents?

Posted by Cliff on Friday September 17, 2004 @02:25PM from the a-niche-looking-for-an-author dept.

Lithium_Golem asks: "My wonderful daughter will be nine months old next month and I figure that it's time to buy her some new bedtime story material. My problem is that I can't find any children's books that describe fathers as white collar workers, let alone computer geeks. For example, many of the stories I find portray the ideal father as a fireman, carpenter or truck driver. I'm not looking for anything specific like 'I love my dad because he's a programmer,' I'm just looking for a story that will help her understand what I do for a living when she's older. So, readers of Slashdot, does anyone know of a children's book written by or for geeks, or should I write my own?"

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Re:You're the book. by 0x0d0a · 2004-09-17 14:42 · Score: 4, Informative

The Danny Dunn series and a number of older books from that era had scientists or engineers as major characters.

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Re:Madeleine L'Engle by SamHill · 2004-09-19 15:30 · Score: 2, Informative

If I recall correctly, the children's father was a bit of an intellect. The boy hero certainly was.

Mom was a ``brilliant scientist'', too. And Meg (the main character) was no slouch herself. Even the twins were pretty bright.