Couldn't it just be sampling bias?
Causally observing with nostr:npub19pj6f0nc9q6xr26qe3g8m6xe3hwe0d6p6zcvf57cm3kayghjdj0slnlenu that in 9 out of 10 contemporary children's books, fathers are nowhere to be found. Vanished. #dadstr
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Given that we’ve been actively looking for books which include fathers, I don’t think so; quite the opposite.
The ones that we did find about dads are shallow “father’s day” books that we can’t care to read more than twice. Hardly any sweet/fun/insightful messages but we won’t stop looking.
Found one in French that is worth it (“Ce que Papa m’a Dit” by Astrid Desbordes) and I’ll just write the translation by hand on it. So much better.